JobSeeker increase set for swift passage through parliament

Dan Jervis-Bardy
Updated February 25 2021 - 3:16pm, first published 12:00pm
Families and Social Services Minister Anne Ruston. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Families and Social Services Minister Anne Ruston. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

The Morrison government's $50-per-fortnight JobSeeker rise has a clear path through Parliament, with Labor to support the increase despite criticising it as inadequate.

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Federal Politics Reporter

Dan covers federal politics from Parliament House, with a special focus on climate policy and the NDIS. He has previously reported on ACT politics and urban affairs since joining the Canberra Times in 2018.