'Demeaning': critics condemn reintroduction of bill to drug test welfare recipients
by Australian Associated Press and Guardian staff from on (#4PQ3E)
Previous bill stalled twice in the Senate amid concerns it demonised those on Newstart
Welfare recipients who test positive for drugs will be placed on income management under draft laws to go to federal parliament next week.
A previous bill stalled in the Senate amid concerns about unfairness, and lapsed at the end of the last parliament.
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