Fed: Abbott brushes off Hanson comparison over dole-cutting plan

AAP General News (Australia)
04-21-2010
Fed: Abbott brushes off Hanson comparison over dole-cutting plan

Opposition leader TONY ABBOTT has laughed off comparisons with PAULINE HANSON made
by a union leader after he flagged cutting the dole for people under 30.

Mr ABBOTT says the opposition hasn't announced a policy yet but is considering cutting
the dole for people under 30 who won't move to take up jobs.

He says conversations with employers in Western Australia have highlighted the lack
of labour especially in the resources industry .. yet the social security system doesn't
always give people the incentives they need to go and get work.

Australian Workers Union boss PAUL HOWES says people under 30 won't automatically find
work in the resources sector under any such scheme.

Mr HOWES told Sky News the idea was crass politics typical of PAULINE HANSON and a
SARAH PALIN moment.

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KEYWORD: DOLE ABBOTT (PERTH)

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