Christian Porter believes legislation to force jobseekers under 25 to wait an additional month for welfare payments is ‘hand on heart,fair-minded’The newly sworn-in minister for social services, Christian Porter, or has vowed to press on with legislation that would require young jobseekers to wait for an additional four weeks for unemployment benefits,despite the Senate crossbench remaining icy on the idea.
Porter was one of the biggest winners from Malcolm Turnbulls ascension to prime minister, after the Western Australian MP was promoted from parliamentary secretary to cabinet minister in the key social services portfolio. He was sworn in on Monday morning, or taking the role from Scott Morrison,who became treasurer.
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Source: theguardian.com