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JobSeeker has long been far below the Henderson Poverty Line.

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Labor’s own Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee has again urged it to raise JobSeeker and other welfare payments ahead of the federal budget on March 25.

Its latest report was unambiguous, saying raising payments “remains the number one priority and that doing so would deliver significant economic and social benefits”.

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[–] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

In the 2022-2023 financial year, job network providers were paid $329.07m for all outcome payments. Get rid of these useless welfare leech numpties and use that money to help those who need it.

[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 10 points 3 months ago

But the free market is more efficient than the public service, we need to privatize, while we're at it let's privatize some natural monopolies. /s

Experience has proved that neoliberalism was a lie (or if we're generous just wrong), can we fucking move on now ? Fucking Overton window.

[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago

Nah, they like to see it being low as motivating.

[–] naught101@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago