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More than unpopular. How ParentsNext intrudes on single parents' human rights

  • Written by Beth Goldblatt, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney
More than unpopular. How ParentsNext intrudes on single parents' human rightsUnder the ParentsNext that was delivered, some parents lose payments for failing to attend appointments and others don't.Shutterstock/Department of Jobs and Small Business

ParentsNext is to be the subject of a Senate inquiry, with submissions closing on February 1.

The program has been widely criticised for making parents’ lives more difficult...

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