Greens leader calls for ‘universal basic income’ in welfare overhaul

Greens leader calls for 'universal basic income' in welfare overhaul

Richard Di Natale has called for a huge change to welfare. Source: Getty. Greens leader Richard Di Natale is calling for a drastic transformation of Australia’s welfare system, to introduce a universal basic income as a “safety net” for everyone – no matter what their employment status is.

The senator will give a lengthy speech to the National Press Club today, and in a preview seen by Starts at 60 , he will also call for a new bank, the ‘People’s Bank’, to better support first-time home buyers with low-interest government loans.

He states: “We need a new era of reform; […]

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