Thalidomide support ‘won’t buy dignity’
A financial support package for Australian thalidomide survivors valued at almost $ 45 million has been labelled inadequate. The federal budget, released overnight, includes a one-off payment of between $ 75,000 and $ 500,000, followed by ongoing annual payments between $ 5000 and $ 60,000, all tax exempt and scaled by level of disability. An… Read More »
