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Could the idea of a universal basic income work in Australia?

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imageVilification of welfare recipients is a significant barrier to a universal basic income.Flickr/mark O'Rourke, CC BY

From next year, Finland will become the first country in the world to introduce a universal basic income, a bold policy idea that gives every citizen a basic obligation-free living wage to meet their living costs.

At first glance, the...

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