MPs warned jobless voters in marginal seats could decide election

Welfare advocates have warned federal politicians that the votes of thousands of unemployed people living in marginal seats – including Adelaide’s Liberal-held Boothby – and whose incomes will be cut at the end of March could determine the next election.

Budget's youth work focus leaves older JobSeeker claimants out in cold: welfare groups

A federal budget wage subsidy to encourage employers to create jobs for young workers aged up to 35 has prompted concerns from South Australian business and welfare groups that older unemployed will be left out in the cold.

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Govt toughens mutual obligation rules for Centrelink JobSeeker

More than 1.35 million JobSeeker recipients will soon need to start looking for more work or face cuts to their payments, with the Morrison government ratcheting up mutual obligation requirements wound down during the pandemic.

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MPs warned jobless voters in marginal seats could decide election

Budget's youth work focus leaves older JobSeeker claimants out in cold: welfare groups

Govt toughens mutual obligation rules for Centrelink JobSeeker