Adam Bandt says ALP not progressive and is ‘making economic decisions Scott Morrison would have been proud of’
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The leader of the Greens, Adam Bandt, has accused Labor of becoming a “centre-right government” and making decisions “Scott Morrison would have been proud of” after it ruled out any substantial rise to unemployment benefits.
Labor’s own experts released a report on Tuesday that recommended the government substantially lift jobseeker, concluding it had fallen so far below a liveable level it was now “a barrier to paid work”.
Continue reading…Adam Bandt says ALP not progressive and is ‘making economic decisions Scott Morrison would have been proud of’Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe leader of the Greens, Adam Bandt, has accused Labor of becoming a “centre-right government” and making decisions “Scott Morrison would have been proud of” after it ruled out any substantial rise to unemployment benefits.Labor’s own experts released a report on Tuesday that recommended the government substantially lift jobseeker, concluding it had fallen so far below a liveable level it was now “a barrier to paid work”. Continue reading…