The recent scandal involving former PM Scott Morrison has shown that he is still a threat to our democracy even out of the top job, writes Paul Begley.
The LNP lead the way on Asylum Seeker Tortoure and now we lead the way on punishing the jobless. Morrison says Grinners a Winners when it comes to 150,000 jobs for 780,000 unemployed. “You have a Go you get a Go” if you buy an pay for a ticket in his lottery. A 1 in 5 chance to feed yourself. (ODT)
Another global agency has exposed Australia as bringing up the rear in caring for the disadvantaged. Alan Austin reports from Europe.
Stone cold, motherless last is where the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) now ranks Australia on generosity towards people out of work.
The OECD is the club of 36 developed mixed capitalist economies. It regularly reports on a wide range of social and economic outcomes and provides useful benchmarks by comparing all 36 countries.
Over the last six years, the OECD has reported that Australia’s ranking on many desirable economic outcomes has been steadily tumbling. On several variables which measure care for the needy, Australia is now ranking last or close to.
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