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Welfare groups warn of higher unemployment due to JobKeeper cut

Tom Adam during a class, Canberra Martial Arts and Fitness.

Tom Adam during a class, Canberra Martial Arts and Fitness. Source: SBS

Hundreds-of-thousands of Australians have had their JobKeeper payments reduced. The Federal government insists the economy is improving, in the aftermath of the COVID-19 recession.


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