Now is the wrong time to cut JobSeeker

By The Sunday Canberra Times
Updated July 2 2021 - 1:34am, first published July 26 2020 - 12:00am
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg delivers the economic and fiscal update on Thursday. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg delivers the economic and fiscal update on Thursday. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

The news this week that the JobSeeker coronavirus supplement was being reduced by $300 per fortnight will be difficult to comprehend for many families, whose lives have been transformed by the boosted payment.

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