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Key independents say they will push next Australian government to lift jobseeker payment

Incumbent MPs and first-time ‘teal’ candidates say unemployment benefit below poverty line is unacceptable

The Guardian - AU

Labor won’t commit to an increase in jobseeker payment

Shadow assistant minister Andrew Leigh confirms the party has dropped plans to review the benefit

The Guardian - AU

From 'problematic' bogans to the COVID divide: Australia's messy relationship with class

Big inequalities exist in Australia, but the issues of class are often missing from our public and political debates.

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Pandemic, 'missed opportunities', need for space fuelling Australia's housing crisis, report says

A new report finds the "race for space" during the COVID-19 pandemic saw rental prices accelerate in regional areas.

ABC News

PM got copy of report into Tudge allegations on 28 January – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Budget needs investments, not cuts: ACOSS

Welfare advocacy group ACOSS says it is not the right time for the federal budget to fund tax cuts for the rich, but rather to invest in low-income earners.

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