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"When the coronavirus pandemic hit Australia in March 2020, the Morrison
government took bold and imaginative action.
The most notable examples were its income support programs – JobKeeper,
paying a A$750 weekly subsidy to employers to keep workers on the
payroll, and JobSeeker, which doubled unemployment benefits relative to
the Newstart allowance, frozen in real terms for nearly 30 years.
These measures were announced as temporary. The government has already
begun winding them back as the economy recovers from the worst impacts
of the pandemic. On January 1 the JobSeeker supplement (being paid to
about 1.3 million Australians) was cut from A$250 to A$150 a fortnight.
It will cease in March."
Via Muse, who wrote "Great article for pointing out the problems. The
solution offered is UBI light meets Jobs Guarantee. Which is a shame."
Cheers,
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
