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There is (rightly) going to be a lot of discussion about the Jobseeker payment in the next few weeks.
Just a small reminder that it is not just about the dollar amount per day – and what people could buy with it. That is obviously important, but we are talking about people who are forced to make decisions about how many times a day they can afford to eat.
Tom McIlroy from the Fin reported this yesterday – it should be raised in question time today
An absolute disgrace. Bruce Billson was unanimously censured by the Parliament for hiding the fact he was being paid for a lobbying job while still a Liberal MP, and Scott Morrison still handed him a lucrative taxpayer funded job? Utterly shameless. https://t.co/hE05sQnBeN
