Class action launched over ‘racist’ remote work for dole program

A “racist” Work for the Dole program that requires remote participants to work 10 more hours a week than their city ...

First Nations launch class action against Commonwealth’s ‘discriminatory’ work for the dole program

Indigenous Territorians on the Community Development Program (CDP) are among thousands of First Nations people who are suing the federal government over a controversial Work for the Dole scheme.

First Nations Australians launch class action against Work for the Dole scheme

A class action on behalf of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people alleges a Commonwealth Work for the Dole scheme was tougher on remote participants than on jobseekers in cities.
The Toowoomba Chronicle

First Nations launch class action against Commonwealth’s ‘discriminatory’ work for the dole program

They claim the scheme racially discriminated against those in remote communities, arguing they were forced to work longer and harder in more difficult conditions than jobseekers in cities. Maurice ...
Adelaide Now

First Nations launch class action against Commonwealth’s ‘discriminatory’ work for the dole program

Lawyers will argue thousands of First Nations people on the Community Development Program (CDP) were required to work longer hours under harder conditions to receive welfare payments. They claim the ...