Sky News Australia | Abbott slams pensions for people with 'bad backs, a bit of depression' The Sydney Morning Herald Tony Abbott has criticised Australia's welfare system saying major cities are fringed by "white welfare villages" while people in regional areas would rather be unemployed than work in jobs such as fruit picking and cleaning. As the Turnbull government ... Abbott warns welfare villages will disrupt social cohesion Tony Abbott warns of 'welfare villages' while defending legacy on Disability Support Pension crackdown Tony Abbott calls Pauline Hanson an 'honourable exception' to crossbench populism |