House debates

Tuesday, 27 September 2022

Questions without Notice

Pensions and Benefits

2:46 pm

Photo of Melissa PriceMelissa Price (Durack, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Australians. Labor's decision to scrap the cashless debit card will unleash an avalanche of drugs and alcohol into the most vulnerable communities. Mr Trust, executive chair of the Wunan Foundation, in the East Kimberley, says he fears the extra cash on the streets would lead to a spike in alcohol related harm. He says, 'I think it could be chaos.' Will the government take full responsibility for any spike in domestic violence or child neglect in Indigenous communities as a consequence of abolishing the cashless debit card?

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