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Forget JobSeeker. In our post-COVID economy, Australia needs a 'liveable income guarantee' instead

Written by John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland

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There are now less than three months to go before the expanded JobSeeker payment is due to end.

As a result, there is a growing political debate about what should happen to the unemployment payment that was roughly doubled in April.

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Forget JobSeeker. In our post-COVID economy, Australia needs a 'liveable income guarantee' instead

Compulsory super is higher than ever at 12%. But cutting it would hurt low-paid workers most

A crucial meeting aims to remake the WTO to fit the new global order

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This is how the 1970s oil shock played out. There are lessons for the economy today

Prosecco makers lose out as Australia seals EU free-trade deal after 8 long years of talks

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