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What happens when you free unemployed Australians from 'mutual obligations' and boost their benefits? We just found out

Written by Elise Klein, Senior Lecturer, Australian National University

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During COVID-19 the government ran what turned out to be a giant real-world experiment into what happens when you boost someone’s unemployment benefits and free them of the “mutual obligation” to apply for jobs.

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