Coalition backflips on Newstart stinginess

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By Leith van Onselen

Yesterday, we lashed the federal government for excluding unemployed Australians from receiving one-off payments to compensate for rising energy costs, as well as refusing to lift the base rate of Newstart.

Thankfully, the Coalition has preformed a backflip this morning, extending the energy payment to Newstart recipients:

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About the author
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.