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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
Forget JobSeeker. In our post-COVID economy, Australia needs a 'liveable income guarantee' insteadKelly Barnes/ AAP

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.

Read more: How to improve JobKeeper (hint: it would help not to pay businesses late)

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