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Dominic Giannini

Controversial parenting welfare obligations scrapped

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The government will scrap a controversial parenting welfare program and immediately suspend compulsory obligations it says are punitive, counterproductive and causes harm.

The ParentsNext program sent new parents to an employment provider and required parents to do training, education and parenting courses to maintain welfare.

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