Scott Morrison says unemployed Australians are not working because JobSeeker is too generous

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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison Source: AAP

Scott Morrison is concerned people are knocking back work because their unemployment benefits are too generous.

The prime minister is weighing up what to do with JobSeeker payments, which have been doubled until the end of September because of coronavirus.

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Published 29 June 2020 11:42pm
Presented by Yang J. Joo
Source: AAP, SBS


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