Doling out the hard truths on youthYoung people are naive, criminals or lazy, if you listen to the political rhetoric. In which case, Abbott’s plan to ban the dole for under 30s makes sense. Except, moving an unskilled person away from their support network and down a mine is ridiculous, writes Dr James Arvanitakis.
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Quiggin: Abbott abandons da yoof
Abbott is making a shameless grab for the anti-youth vote by proposing under-30s be denied the dole, but it probably won’t work, says John Quiggin: why try to convert rusted-on oldies at the expense of people who are still forming their political views?
Under 30? No dole for you, says Tony
Under 30s would be banned from the dole and told to go work in mining, proposed Tony Abbott at a meeting with resource industry leaders. Is this clever, creative thinking or a simplistic way to end a skills shortage?
Pension v dole: what’s the dollar difference?
Will under-67-year-olds be worse off on the dole instead of the pension? We crunch the numbers.
Job Network not working for single mums
The government’s crackdown on single might work in the policy papers, but the reality for the women affected by it is far less salutary, writes Lionel Elmore.
