A Rudd government plan to punish parents dependent on welfare with up to three months聮 loss of income if their children play truant has been condemned as 聯elitist and out of touch聰 by Tasmanian Aboriginal leader Michael Mansell.
Chris Graham
Under the title 鈥淔irst steps in closing the gap鈥, the Indigenous affairs budget papers reveal that Labor has committed itself to six bold targets. They鈥檙e commendable goals, but are they achievable? National Indigenous Times鈥 managing editor, Chris Graham, gives his assessment of how PM Kevin Rudd鈥檚 first federal budget will impact upon Indigenous people.
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