Australian researcher cautions National over 'no jab, no pay'

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A warning to the National Party as it toys with the idea of a 'no jab no pay' policy.

It's one of the plans floated in the party's social services document - and would mean parents would only receive the benefit if their children were fully vaccinated.

It copies a similar policy in Australia. University of New South Wales research fellow Raina Macintyre led a study on parents' attitudes towards the policy.

She told Mike Hosking that it was effective, but it raises some ethical issues. READ MORE