This report recommends that the Department of Social Services should establish and publish the evaluation strategy of the drug testing trial prior to the trial's commencement, and that the outcomes of the trial be publicly released.

ACOSS submission to Community Affairs Committee on Social Services Legislation Amendment (Drug Testing Trial) Bill 2018, recommending the Committee oppose this Bill.

Social Services Minister Christian Porter claims there is "lots of evidence" that mandatory drug testing of welfare recipients can help drug users come off welfare payments and move into jobs.