Six weeks not enough time to consult on radical review of $110-billion-a-year welfare system, say groups

By Judith Ireland
Updated April 23 2018 - 11:13pm, first published June 30 2014 - 10:41am

Welfare groups have called on the government to extend the consultation period for the McClure review, arguing that six weeks is not long enough for public consultation into such a wide-ranging and radical shake-up of the welfare system.

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