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Recent media

August

  • Coronavirus cash spared 2.2 million from poverty
    The Australian, 28 August 2020

September

  • Jobseeker's rise has kept millions out of poverty. It must remain raised
    The Guardian, 1 September 2020
  • Income supports hold increase in inequality at bay - for now
    Sydney Morning Herald, 2 September 2020
  • Hope in the time of coronavirus: why families who went hungry now don’t
    Opinion piece, Sydney Morning Herald, 2 September 2020
  • Pandemic: inconvenience for the privileged, tough luck for the poor
    The Age, 2 September 2020
  • What does Australia's recession mean for the country's most vulnerable?
    Fran Kelly, ABC RN, 3 September 2020
  • The dole is a "trap not a trampoline"
    Oliver Peterson, 6PR, 11 September 2020
  • Jobseeker cut will leave 80% skipping meals, survey finds
    The Guardian, 11 September 2020
  • Some single mums get reprieve from poverty during pandemic: report
    The Age, 16 September 2020
  • Cuts to JobKeeper payments will ‘create huge problems’
    3AW, 25 September 2020

October

  • Shrunken jobs market awaits young people taking first steps into work
    The Age, 2 October 2020
  • Budget 2020: the people most likely to be left behind
    The Guardian, 6 October 2020
  • Federal budget to focus on youth: Treasurer
    The World Today, Radio National, 6 October 2020
  • What's life like on the jobseeker rollercoaster of 2020?
    The Guardian, Full Story podcast, 19 October 2020

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