An Australian politician has used his first speech to parliament to call for unemployed people to be stung with a cattle prod to get them to work.
John Williams, a former truck driver, shearer, farmer and small business owner who only took his place in the Senate on July 1, said he had seen many people living on unemployment benefits who were “determined not to work.”
“They are simply getting a free ride on behalf of the tax payers of Australia and it is about time they received a touch on the backside with a cattle prodder to get them off their butts and actually do some work,” he said.
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The 53-year-old, a member of the rural-based National Party, said those who were capable of working should not receive dole money unless they made some contribution to society.
“I believe that if you are in good health and are capable of working, then you should work,” he told the Senate.
“However, I do believe that the genuine unemployed should have a safety net and should be helped through their tough times until they find employment.”(AFP)
澳洲一位政治人物在國會第一次發言時就語出驚人地表示，要用趕牛棒戳一戳那些無業遊民，趕他們去工作。
曾當過卡車司機、剃羊毛的人、農夫且自己經營過小生意的約翰．威廉斯，今年七月一日才就任參議員。他說他見過許多靠領鼓勵就業津貼過活的人，是「抱定不去工作的打算」。
他說：「他們全靠搭澳洲納稅人的順風車過活，該是有人從背後用趕牛刺棒戳戳他們，趕他們起身去做些工作的時候了。」
身為以農業為本的國家黨黨員，這位現年五十三歲的議員表示，那些有能力工作的人不該領取失業救濟金，除非他們對社會有某些貢獻。
他在參議院發言時表示：「我認為如果你身體健康，又有工作能力，你就應該工作。」
「然而，我也認為應該要為那些真正失業的人建立一套安全的機制，在他們找到下一份工作前，幫助他們度過生命中的難關。」
（法新社�翻譯：袁星塵）
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