Welfare wait time overhaul prompts fears for migrants

Dan Jervis-Bardy
September 13 2021 - 3:00am
Settlement Council of Australia chief executive Sandra Elhelw Wright. Picture: Elesa Kurtz
Settlement Council of Australia chief executive Sandra Elhelw Wright. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

A plan to force migrants to wait longer to access income support payments will plunge more women and children into poverty, advocates fear.

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Federal Politics Reporter

Dan covers federal politics from Parliament House, with a special focus on climate policy and the NDIS. He has previously reported on ACT politics and urban affairs since joining the Canberra Times in 2018.

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