No advantage: asylum seekers in community limbo
Episode 36 min 17s

No advantage: asylum seekers in community limbo

From Background Briefing ABC Australia
Thousands of asylum seekers are being released from detention into the community but under the federal government’s ‘no advantage’ policy they are not allowed to work and they receive just $30 a day to pay for rent, food and all other expenses. Charities are reporting a huge increase in demand for their services and warn that a new subclass of people is being created. Hagar Cohen investigates.

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