The federal Labor government has been accused of failing lower-income Australians after deciding not to increase the Jobseeker rate, as well as rental assistance.
Greens leader Adam Bandt said the decision showed Labor did not care about the Aussie battler.
“Labor is forcing people to live in poverty while giving a $9,000-year tax cut to billionaires and politicians,” he said, referring to the decision of the Labor government to keep the Stage Three tax cuts legislated under the previous government.
“Labor’s not making ‘hard choices’ in this Budget; they’re making everyday people make hard choices, like whether to pay the rent or put food on the table.”…