TOUGH NEW STANCE?: Tony Abbott is reportedly considering introducing mandatory drug tests for people on unemployment benefits.
PRIME Minister Tony Abbott is reportedly considering implementing drug tests for people on unemployment payments.
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The system is used in New Zealand, where people who either fail or refuse to take a drug test are stripped of half of their welfare payments.
Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews has been quotes as saying "we won't rule this in or out."
