Morrison government failed to show cashless debit card scheme works, auditor general says
by Luke Henriques-Gomes Social affairs and inequality from World news | The Guardian on (#5ZXEB)
Scathing report finds Department of Social Services has not demonstrated the program is meeting objectives
The auditor general has been highly critical of the former government's handling of the cashless debit card, finding the Morrison government had not demonstrated whether the scheme was working despite operating trials across the country for more than five years.
A scathing Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) report, tabled in parliament on Thursday, said the Department of Social Services, which ran the program, had not demonstrated that the CDC program is meeting its intended objectives".
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