Australian Retailers Association boss Paul Zahra has called on the Morrison government to prioritise a permanent increase to JobSeeker over fast tracked income tax cuts, saying unemployment assistance would do more to boost the economy.
The former David Jones chief executive joined advocates of continuing the increased payment in a speech to the National Press Club, saying Australians without work should not be sent "to the poverty line".
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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
