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Tasmanian Liberal Premier, Will Hodgman, has joined the chorus of commentators calling on the Morrison Government to lift Australia’s deplorably low Newstart Allowance:
“It would be a good thing to see those on low incomes and those who do depend on social security benefits to have an increase to reduce that pressure in their lives,” he told ABC Radio…
Mr Hodgman said Tasmania has a higher proportion of people on Newstart than the rest of the country.
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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.
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