As a society, I ask you: "Do you want a welfare system where money is spent on food for families or illegal drugs pushed by predators?"

The crystal meth wave responsibly reported by this newspaper and so alarming to all thinking people is swamping our emergency responders.

Like all illegal drug flows, it is powered by cash. And this is where our welfare system fails our vulnerable Australians.

We have always tried to limit the debilitating drugs, destroying generations of children, by attacking the supply. Our current police and welfare structure can only address the symptoms, not the cause of social disadvantage.

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