‘Considerable’ numbers of Labor MPs join push to raise JobSeeker

Almost 900,000 Australians rely on the JobSeeker allowance of under $50 a day. Photo: Getty

Economists, anti-poverty advocates and Labor MPs are among those calling on the government to raise the “cruel” rate of the JobSeeker allowance.

Less than two weeks from the budget, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers were dampening expectations that these calls would (or could) be heeded.