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Australia’s “Fair Go” Is a Lie
Ideas of egalitarianism sit at the heart of Australian identity. But that’s a myth, shown most clearly in escalating attacks on the country’s welfare system, especially on the unemployed.
Jeremy Poxon is a campaigner with the Australian Unemployed Workers' Union.
Ideas of egalitarianism sit at the heart of Australian identity. But that’s a myth, shown most clearly in escalating attacks on the country’s welfare system, especially on the unemployed.