Greens push for jobseekers to be allowed to earn more without penalty as MPs return to Canberra

In the final sitting period of the year, the Albanese government will seek to progress several key election commitments

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The Greens will seek to amend the government's pensioner workforce incentives bill to allow those on jobseeker payments to earn more in wages before their allowance is reduced, arguing the bonus should be extended if Labor won't raise the unemployment benefit.

A packed legislative agenda awaits politicians returning to Canberra on Monday for the final sitting period of 2022, with the government seeking to progress several key and complex election commitments before year's end as the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, returns from a nine-day diplomatic blitz.

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