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What happens when you free unemployed Australians from 'mutual obligations' and boost their benefits? We just found out

  • Written by Elise Klein, Senior Lecturer, Australian National University
What happens when you free unemployed Australians from 'mutual obligations' and boost their benefits? We just found outldutko/Shutterstock

During COVID-19 the government ran what turned out to be a giant real-world experiment into what happens when you boost someone’s unemployment benefits and free them of the “mutual obligation” to apply for jobs.

On April 27 2020 the government as good as doubled the $565.70 per fortnight JobSeeker payment,...

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