Tanya Plibersek!
Were they empty words of a political opportunist?
Will you raise the rate now you have the ability to make positive changes.?
Will you allow those receiving income support to live a dignified life out of poverty? Will you #RaiseTheRate ?

DrMarkham said since introduction of income management there has been a decline in child protection, it hadn't served as a protection against child abuse & neglect as far as they can see. If it was an effective way of combating child abuse you would expect to see that flow through to figures.

Professor Klien says study looked at numbers for domestic violence and found in the east Kimberly they actually increased,
Says there is a problem in policy if this is the best way we can think about addressing family violence is to reduce the human rights of people.

Professor Klien wonders why the Department is spending millions of dollars on consultation when income management is the only option on the table.

Dr Markham points out that the Commonwealth has spent millions on evaluations that were commissioned by Ministers who wanted good outcomes about program . Those commissioned evaluations have found no evidence of effectiveness that's convincing. If there was evidence they would have found it.

From the JPC inquiry into income management
Under Questioning from Kylie Tink Dr Ann Cody Australian human rights commissioner says
Income management impacts disproportionately on women and in particular first nations women

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