Politics podcast: Jenny Macklin on Labor's approach to welfare
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
In times of budgetary constraint, the cost of Australia’s welfare system has been regarded by many in the Coalition as a burden and a drag on economic growth. The shadow minister for social services and families, Jenny Macklin, has a different take.
“Sadly I think the Liberal-National Coalition have an ideological view...