Newstart would get a significant financial boost

The Newstart allowance is $39 a day but the Greens are pushing to increase that.

The Newstart allowance is $39 a day but the Greens are pushing to increase that. Source: AAP

Australians living below the poverty line on Newstart would get a significant financial boost if the Greens get their way in parliament. Is the nation marks anti-poverty week, the party's pushing for a 75-dollar a week increase to the welfare payment, with debate set to today.



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