Coalition’s $50 jobseeker rise more generous than Labor’s proposal, Pocock says
by Amy Remeikis and Paul Karp from World news | The Guardian on (#6BC8K)
Albanese government risks being unfavourably compared to the Morrison government if it does not raise the payment for all, the key independent says
The Morrison government's post-Covid decision to lift jobseeker payments by $50 a fortnight helped more people than the Albanese government's mooted 55-plus budget proposal, the key crossbench senator David Pocock says.
With less than a week to go until the budget is handed down, advocates and MPs are becoming increasingly concerned the Albanese government's second budget will not do enough to help those living below the poverty line, or help women re-enter the workforce.
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