The New Zealand welfare model – higher upfront investment for lower social and budget costs – heading to Australia?

By Judith Ireland
Updated February 28 2015 - 1:19am, first published 12:15am
Social Services minister Scott Morrison with the McClure report. Photo: Andrew Meares
Social Services minister Scott Morrison with the McClure report. Photo: Andrew Meares

When Scott Morrison fronted the National Press Club this week, he was careful to point out that the highly anticipated McClure report into Australia's $150 billion welfare system was a "report to government, not from government".