Abstract
[Extract] The Problem with Social Security
The ascent to power in 1983 of the Hawke/Keathing Government has led to substantial changes to the Australian welfare state. There has, for example, been a significant narrowing of eligibility for some social security payments which Australians have come to define as part of their social citizenship. The pressure on the Federal Government to contain social welfare spending is the result of long running and ongoing attacks on the tax base by those committed to economic rationalist agendas.
The ascent to power in 1983 of the Hawke/Keathing Government has led to substantial changes to the Australian welfare state. There has, for example, been a significant narrowing of eligibility for some social security payments which Australians have come to define as part of their social citizenship. The pressure on the Federal Government to contain social welfare spending is the result of long running and ongoing attacks on the tax base by those committed to economic rationalist agendas.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 59-63 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Just Policy: a journal of Australian social policy |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | September |
| Publication status | Published - 1995 |
| Externally published | Yes |