Migrants to wait four years for Newstart after government does deal with Labor

NEWS: The opposition will support the migrant welfare bill after securing a compromise on some payments, saying it was better the government make a deal with Labor than with One Nation

Newly arrived migrants will not be allowed to access Newstart welfare payments for their first four years in Australia under a Morrison government reform that will soon pass parliament after a deal was reached with Labor.

The opposition secured significant changes to the bill and has now agreed to support it, saying it was better to secure a bill they could “live with” instead of opening an opportunity for One Nation to secure their own agreement.

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