As Scott Morrison announces plans to expand the cashless welfare program and drug test dole recipients, questions are raised over the effectiveness of his approach. Rick Morton on what happens when you treat poverty as a moral problem.

Guest: Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton.

Background reading:

Newstart: the human cost of Morrison’s plan in The Saturday Paper

The Saturday Paper

The Monthly

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