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Phoebe Loomes

Government to cut up cashless welfare card

Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth says abolishing the card would benefit communities. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

The cashless card looks likely to be abolished as the federal government seeks to pass legislation to scrap the program.

After consulting across the country, the government will on Monday introduce the reforms to parliament that could see people taken off the cashless debit card scheme in less than two weeks.

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