Dutton Urges Government to Increase Jobseeker Working Hours

Dutton Urges Government to Increase Jobseeker Working Hours
Australian Opposition Leader Peter Dutton speaks to media during a press conference in Brisbane, Australia, on May 15, 2023. AAP Image/Jono Searle
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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has called on the centre-left Labor government to increase the working hours threshold for JobSeeker recipients before it affects their payments.

Dutton also refused to reveal whether he backed the move to increase the minimum wage to keep up with inflation but argued that the best thing the government can do for Australian families at the moment is reduce their mortgage payments.

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