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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Martin Farrer

Morning Mail: majority back jobseeker rise, vapes to be banned, plea for help from NT town

People outside a Centrelink office in Melbourne.
People outside a Centrelink office in Melbourne. Photograph: Stefan Postles/AAP

Morning everyone. After pressure from backbenchers, thinktanks and the public, the government will raise the rate of the jobseeker allowance – at least for the over-55s. Our latest Guardian Essential poll shows that a majority of voters back a wider increase. We’ve got more on these stories, plus a big move to tackle the “menace” of vaping and a report from an NT community racked by violence.

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