Jobseekers get about $345 less than pensioners each fortnight. This gap is hurting, and is set to widen without change
- Written by Peter Whiteford, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
The government’s Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee has just published its second report. It was set up by Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Minister for Social Services Amanda Rishworth in 2022 to provide:
non-binding advice on boosting economic inclusion and tackling disadvantage, including policy settings, systems and structures, and the...