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Melbourne@aussie.zone · 11 months ago

JobSeeker has kept recipients below the poverty line for years, but advocates say they've never been worse off

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JobSeeker has kept recipients below the poverty line for years, but advocates say they've never been worse off

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Melbourne@aussie.zone · 11 months ago

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The cost of living is hitting Leigh so hard, it's showing in his blood

As food prices and living costs rise, social services advocates say they've never seen Australians on JobSeeker struggling this much.

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Unfortunately I’m in the same boat when it comes to being too exhausted and disabled as well.

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