In Australia, if you’re on welfare your payment can be suspended by a for-profit, private company – even if you’ve done nothing wrong.

With tens of thousands of jobseekerspeople being affected by suspensions every week, anti-poverty experts are urging the government to act, warning thatit’s putting already vulnerable people are already at risk and are urging the government to act.

Today, senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton, on why private companies have the power to put welfare recipients on a suspension.

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Guest: Senior reporterColumnist for The Saturday Paper, Rick MortonPaul Bongiorno.

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