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Advocates push to raise unemployment benefit

Australian Council of Social Service says Newstart payment needs to be raised immediately by $75 a week to keep up with rising living costs.

A man walks past a Centrelink branch in Melbourne
A man walks past a Centrelink branch in Melbourne Source: AAP

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By Amy Hall

Presented by Svetlana Elgina

Source: AFP, SBS



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