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[–] vividspecter@aussie.zone 12 points 1 month ago

My suggestions off the top of my head:

  • Abolish mutual obligations - it's punitive, expensive, and causes significant harm to the most vulnerable while doing little to help people gain employment

  • Raise the payment - there have been some very minor increases and fiddling around the edges but the payment is still well below the poverty line

  • Bring back the CES - private job providers are worse than useless and have little ability or intention to help the most vulnerable.