Fed: ACOSS pledges to fight for fair social system
The social services council has pledged to continue fighting for a better and fairersocial system.
Members of the Australian Council of Social Services passed a unanimous resolutionat their annual congress to carry on lobbying the federal government.
The council wants to reduce the severity of the proposed Australians Working TogetherBill which ACOSS says is too harsh on parents and the unemployed.
ACOSS President ANDREW MCCALLUM says welfare reform should be about pathways to inclusion,while the bill is about punishment.
Mr MCCALLUM says the fact the proposed legislation was defeated in the Senate two weeksago means the Government should make suitable amendments.
He says if Australia is to have a fair, equitable, social security safety net it'svital that the punitive penalties for breaches be reduced.
Mr MCCALLUM says concerns about the bill have been echoed in the Independent Reviewof Breaches and Penalties in the Social Security System report.
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KEYWORD: ACOSS (SYDNEY)
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