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.

You can read the full version of this story in English on SBS News here.


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By James Elton-Pym
Presented by Tanu Attajarusit
Source: The Feed, SBS News, AAP

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