Liberal MP Rowan Ramsey says Indigenous families in Ceduna capable of managing life “perfectly well” were largely “unaffected” by the cashless debit card.
“For the ones that have difficulty managing income, I think that’s the case, there are Indigenous families in … Ceduna that manage their life perfectly well,” Mr Ramsey told Sky News host Chris Kenny.
“They were largely unaffected by the card because if they were on welfare, of course, you wouldn’t spend more than … 20 per cent of your income on alcohol and gambling.”
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