Backs to the wall, the hungry are fed promises of salvation and enlightenment

Ethan Switch - Monday, July 5, 2004 - 23:55:15 - print it raw

South Australia, out for the run of churches and vacated sporting events and arenas. Continuing the national trend of leeching cheap labour from the island itself, the Federal Government announced more projects for the out of luck. Thirty-six more projects, making room for 556 placeholders otherwise denied a peaceful existence of waking up at noon and sleeping on the verandah until the posties run by.

"The Howard Government is firmly committed to Work for the Dole. It has proven the principle of mutual obligation and it is at the forefront of work experience programs around the world," said Mal Brough, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations.

Endless is their cycle consisting of hours spent in projects leaving them ragged and knackered until the next meal time. Undercutting like no other, the Government's contracts, staffed by people paid token amounts, creates and accepts the notion of providing a great community service. Soft criminals sentenced to carrying out community services lord over their counterparts on the mere basic fact that they weren't drawn on inaction.

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