228: Labor’s welfare “reform” wank ft. Kristin O’Connell

Tom is joined by guest host, spokesperson for the Anti-Poverty Centre, Kristin O’Connell, to talk welfare. First up, the government plays weird games kicking people accused of crimes off of support, but for what aim? (7:49) Then, the government announced sweeping reforms of the welfare sector and mutual obligations. (27:20) Except, these reforms seem awfully familiar. Do I smell Scomo?---------- Just released on Patreon - "Democracy For CPSU - Inside the fight for reform" The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over NINETY past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU  ---------- Links -Anti-Poverty Centre Linktree -https://linktr.ee/antipovertycentProfit from punishment: Inside the welfare compliance scandal (Online, Wednesday June 17th) Free, register at -https://events.humanitix.com/profit-from-punishment-inside-the-welfare-compliance-scandal-online  Income Adequacy project (July 7th in Sydney) EOI form: bit.ly/income-adequacy-project  Theme by Kye HughesProduced by Michael Griffin https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz  Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau  https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.