Linda Burney (Barton, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Indigenous Australians) Share this | Hansard source

Can I say upfront that this commitment was an election policy and it was an election policy that we took extremely seriously and did an enormous amount of consultation about, including with Mr Trust, who is in, of course, Western Australia. The cashless debit card diminishes people's self-worth. It is discriminatory and it's arbitrary. It is also very important to understand—

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