Government sneaks in brutal attack on Sole Parent Renters with Boarders

Government sneaks in brutal attack on Sole Parent Renters with Boarders

Labour accuses govt of trying to avoid scrutiny by passing bill under urgency A post-Budget debate about changes to an accommodation supplement unusually dragged on into the early hours of Saturday morning, as opposition parties tried in vain to block the changes. The House sat under urgency to debate a dozen bills, when a vote on the Social Assistance Legislation (Accommodation Supplement and Income-related Rent) Amendment Bill was called at ab…