Three crossbenchers voice anger at arrangement to make under-25s wait an additional four weeks for welfare paymentsLegislation that would see jobseekers under 25 wait four weeks before accessing welfare payments looks set to fail,with three key Senate crossbenchers vowing to shoot it down.
Labor and the Greens are against the social services legislation amendment (youth employment and other measures) bill, so the government needs the support of six of the eight crossbenchers in the Senate to pass it.
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Source: theguardian.com