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Over the cliff: one in 12 to lose support in ACT with end of JobKeeper, JobSeeker

Sally Whyte
Dan Jervis-Bardy
Updated February 16 2021 - 6:34am, first published 5:30am
Queues at the Woden Centrelink in March 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Picture: Karleen Minney
Queues at the Woden Centrelink in March 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Picture: Karleen Minney

Almost one in 10 Canberrans would be impacted when the JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme and Jobseeker supplement were wound up at the end of March, prompting fears of business closures and a spike in poverty in the nation's capital.

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Sally Whyte

Sally Whyte

Federal Politics Reporter

I report on a range of issues in federal politics and the public service, with a real passion for how decisions made in Canberra affect the lives of Australians.

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Federal Politics Reporter

Dan covers federal politics from Parliament House, with a special focus on climate policy and the NDIS. He has previously reported on ACT politics and urban affairs since joining the Canberra Times in 2018.

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