Immigrants in Australia asked to learn English within 18 months or lose Centrelink benefits under radical new policy
The new policy announced by Australia's One Nation party head Pauline Hanson would result in immigrants being deprived of $550 a fortnight in Newstart payments
Australia's One Nation party head Pauline Hanson has released a new radical policy which requires immigrants on Centrelink employment benefits to learn English within 18 months or lose their benefits. The policy reportedly applies to new arrivals if they want to keep the benefits. If immigrants on the plan fail to learn English within 10 months, it would result in them being deprived of $550 a fortnight in Newstart payments.
One Nation's News South Wales leader Mark Latham, while talking to Daily Mail Australia on Friday, said that the decision was taken in an effort to tackle "ethnic enclaves." Latham said, "Unless you have an incentive, people will continue down the current path which is a disaster for Australia."