<P> In July 2015 Work for the Dole was scaled up, with wider age groups as part of the government's welfare policy under former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott . The programme is administered by a network of private companies . Participants are required to perform a number of hours of community work to continue to receive Newstart allowance . </P> <P> In April 2016, 18 year old Josh Park - Fing died while on a Work for the Dole placement . </P> <P> In the 2016 Australian federal budget, an alternative to the Work for the Dole program was introduced, targeted at unemployed youth under 25: the Youth Jobs PaTH (Prepare - Trial - Hire) Programme, an internship programme . </P> <P> A number of reviews of Work for the Dole have been undertaken; these include: </P>

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