ACOSS: Raise dole to match minimum wage increase

Tuesday, 19 March 2019

The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) has called for any increase in the minimum wage to be matched with an increase in Newstart. From News.com.au:

Council chief executive Cassandra Goldie said the existing daily rate of the unemployment payment was equivalent to just two hours of work at the minimum wage…

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.