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	Podcast:		The Signal
	Episode:		Why Newstart is stuck
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:16:31
	Publish Date:		2019-04-01 12:00:00
	Description:		The dole has been going backwards in real terms for years, and there are estimates half the people living on it now are below the poverty line. So with the Government bringing forward major tax cuts in its budget tonight, why can't it find the cash to help out the unemployed? And if there is a good argument for raising Newstart, why isn't anyone doing it? Featured: Tom Studans, Newstart recipient Nicki Hutley, Partner, Deloitte Access Economics
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