Treasurer Scott Morrison used a speech today to warn of a growing culture of dependence on government handouts in some pockets of the country.
Mr Morrison – who worked at Tourism Australia before becoming an MP – said many Australians had grown up not knowing what it was like to live without government assistance.
![.](/web/20161117093550im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/8/r/e/x/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.gr13ox.png/1472104192348.jpg)
“Their transport, their holidays, the sporting events they attend, even the charity events they participate in, are so often funded by the government.
“It’s a vicious cycle, sometimes stretching back generations,” Mr Morrison said.
This story first appeared at The Shovel.