Even asking the unemployed to attend an interview with a job counsellor seems to raise their chances of finding work.

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Mr Darling wants most recipients of disability benefits to attend an interview to examine work options, as a condition of receiving benefit.

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"This includes proposals to require current and ex-police officers who were maybe witnesses to a crime to attend an interview, and whether this might require fast-track legislation, " she added.

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