FILE PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a joint press conference at the Istana Presidential Palace in Singapore, 07 June 2019. Wallace Woon/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo - RC112004B130
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's prime minister is eyeing plans for a cashless debit card for welfare recipients and defended a proposal to drug test some job seekers, setting the government on a collision course with opposition lawmakers and welfare groups when parliament returns on Monday.
In an interview with Nine newspapers published on Sunday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison flagged welfare reform would be a priority for his government and discussed the cashless welfare card - aimed at preventing welfare payments being spent on alcohol, drugs and gambling.
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