#Budget2023
Labor pretended to care about vulnerable and poor people. A thread of Labor MPs that said we should #raisetherate and then did nothing.
People on welfare cannot afford basic needs. Starving. Sick. Cold. We can do better.
Anthony Albanese (Albo) refuses to raise the rate after sharing no-one can live on it.
Tanya Plibersek refuses to raise the rate after sharing that $40 a day cannot get a person a job, it will force them into poverty.
Jason Clare refuses to raise the rate after sharing that people on Jobseeker will struggle to pay their rent.
Julian Hill refuses to raise the rate after sharing nobody can live on $40 a day without being in poverty.
Ged Kearney refuses to raise the rate after sharing that $40 a day is a disgrace.
Jim Chalmers refuses to raise the rate after sharing that JobSeeker cuts hold the country back.
Anne Aly refuses to raise the rate after sharing that they could not live on $46 dollars a day.
Linda Burney refuses to raise the rate after sharing that the government (refers to prev gov) increase is disappointing
Josh Burns refuses to raise the rate after sharing that the gov (refers to previous) cannot maintain Jobseeker, childcare, sick pay for casuals.
Lisa Chesters refuses to raise the rate after sharing that the governments (refers to previous) jobseeker plan did not allow for economic security
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Sharon Claydon refuses to raise the rate after sharing that the Morrison government is leaving Australian women behind as there is no plan to lift the rate of JobSeeker.
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Libby Corker refuses to raise the rate after sharing that the Morrison government has "chosen to throw them a few meagre crumbs to undermine their efforts to secure stable, rewarding work and leaving many feeling isolated and unsupported. "
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Julie Collins refuses to raise the rate after saying that cuts to Jobseeker will hit Tasmania hard.
Pat Conroy refuses to raise the rate after sharing an increase of poeple in need of food support services and domestic violence support services
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Mark Drefus refuses to raise the rate after acknowledging barriers to work for people on Jobseeker.
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Peter Khalil refuses to raise the rate after sharing that "Only a labor government will ensure a respectable increase and the dignity all deserve".
Catherine King refuses to raise the rate after sharing that $40 a day isn't enough to live on
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Clare Oneil refuses to raise the rate after sharing that people are experiencing a cost-of-living crisis and claims that the yearly CPI is a 'welfare increase' that occurs regardless of who is in government.
Alicia Payne refuses to raise the rate after sharing that Jobseeker is a payment too low and is a public policy.
Kate Thwaites refuses to raise the rate after sharing that this payment has left people in poverty
Jim Chalmers refuses to raise the rate after sharing that helping the unemployed does not hold the country back after criticising Morrison about Jobseeker cuts
Penny Wong refuses to raise the rate after criticisng Morrison for having no plan for raising the rate
Ged Kearney refuses to raise the rate after saying that $40 a day is a disgrace
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