Australian Labor Government Moves to Cut Thousands Off Disability Benefits
Submitted on August 11, 2011
By Will Morrow - 11 August 2011
...[T]he Labor government has announced that eligibility for the disability pension will be sharply restricted as of January 1. The changes aim to disqualify almost 40 percent of new...applicants, effectively shoving them onto meager unemployment benefits and forcing them to try to find work despite injuries or disabilities...Those affected will be among the most vulnerable members of society.
