[Greens-Media] Welfare to Work isn't working

[Twomey, Chris (Sen R. Siewert)]

> Welfare to Work isn't working
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>  "With Australia's leading welfare and church organisations pulling
> out or refusing to participate, it is high time for the government to
> review its Welfare to Work regime," said Senator Rachel Siewert today.
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> Senator Siewert's comments follow the announcement this week by
> Catholic Welfare and Anglicare that they would withdraw. This follows
> the decision last year of the Brotherhood of St Lawrence and St
> Vinnies to refuse to participate.
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> "The Minister, Jo Hockey has a hide attacking church groups for not
> participating in the government harsh breaching regime after these
> groups spoke so forcefully against this legislation last year," she
> said.
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> "The church groups made obvious their deep ethical concerns about this
> legislation when the government first introduced it."
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>  "Talk about shooting the messenger," said Senator Siewert.
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> "How dare the government accuse church groups of not caring for the
> poor?"
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> "If the Government really cared about the poor they wouldn't have
> brought in the changes in the first place," said Senator Siewert.
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> The Greens call on the Government to review Welfare to Work, and to
> suspend the new breaching arrangements until the review is completed.
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> For more information or comment call
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> Chris Twomey
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> Personal Advisor
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> Senator Rachel Siewert
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> Australian Greens Senator for Western Australia
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> WA office: 08 9228 3277 Canberra: 02 6277 3587
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> mobile: 0407 725 025
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> www.rachelsiewert.org.au
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