Australia settles lawsuit over welfare scheme criticised as racist – By BBC News Staff (BBC) / December 23, 2021
Australia’s government will pay A$2m (£1.1m; $1.4m) in compensation to hundreds of Aboriginal people who said a welfare scheme was racist.
The “work for the dole” scheme required people in remote outback communities to work up to 25 hours a week to receive income benefits.
But its strict requirements meant that many vulnerable people were pushed further into poverty, critics said.
The government settled a lawsuit but did not admit it was at fault.
Several people had struggled to survive after having their payments cut off, advocates said.
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