A JobSeeker recipient is more likely to be a middle-aged woman in a regional area than the urban stereotypes. A bunch of topics are guaranteed to divide politicians in Australia. One of them is whether JobSeeker — the payment received by unemployed people — should be increased.
For the centre-left (Labor), increasing JobSeeker helps the less fortunate and reduces poverty. For the centre-right (Liberal), increasing JobSeeker can hurt the incentive to work and can fuel welfare dependency.
The political extremes go further. For the far-left (The Greens), welfare shouldn’t just be increased; everyone should get a welfare payment in the form […]
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