Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has called on the centre-left Labor government to increase the working hours threshold for JobSeeker recipients before it affects their payments.
Dutton also refused to reveal whether he backed the move to increase the minimum wage to keep up with inflation but argued that the best thing the government can do for Australian families at the moment is reduce their mortgage payments.
In Australia, those unemployed,  not in full-time work, sick or injured or can not do their usual work or study are eligible for JobSeeker.
The opposition leader said lifting the cap from five to 10 hours that people on JobSeeker can work would enable them to earn more while putting less strain on the budget’s bottom line….