Welfare rises rejected: MP Cathy McGowan calls for better standard of living

Shana Morgan
Updated August 20 2018 - 6:33pm, first published 4:30pm
TIME FOR COMPASSION: Cathy McGowan said young people in Indi are particularly struggling to find work and "nowhere is the challenge of employment security felt more than in regional Australia”.
TIME FOR COMPASSION: Cathy McGowan said young people in Indi are particularly struggling to find work and "nowhere is the challenge of employment security felt more than in regional Australia”.

An increase in welfare payments for selected people has been raised in Parliament by Indi MP Cathy McGowan and quickly knocked down by the government.

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