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Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?
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Last answered 1 hour ago
Yes
166,897 votes
71%
No
66,326 votes
28%
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Learn more about Welfare Drug Testing
In 2014 the government denied a proposal to subject welfare recipients to drug testing. Proponents including Liberal-National Party MP George Christensen argued that anyone receiving taxpayer funded benefits should be able to demonstrate that they are drug-free. Opponents, including Greens MP Adam Bandt, argued that if welfare recipients were subject to testing MPs should be as well. See recent welfare drug tests news