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Samantha MaidenNational political editor

Samantha Maiden is the political editor for news.com.au. She has also won three Walkleys for her coverage of federal politics including the Gold Walkley in 2021. She was also previously awarded the Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year, Kennedy Awards Journalist of the Year and Press Gallery Journalist of the Year. A press gallery veteran, she has covered federal politics for more than 20 years.

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Australian Economy

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA-NCA NewsWire Photos JULY 21 2020The Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the Treasurer Josh Frydenberg during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, talking about the future of the Job Seeker and job Keeper programs. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage

Cost of Victoria’s second wave revealed

Victoria’s bungled hotel quarantine and the second lockdown that followed is set to leave Australia with a big financial hangover.

Australian Coronavirus

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 22: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews speaks to the media on July 22, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Victoria has recorded 484 new cases of coronavirus. Metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell shire remain in lockdown due to the rise in COVID-19 cases through community transmissions, with residents in lockdown areas under stay at home orders until 19 August. People are only able to leave home have for exercise or work, to buy essential items including food or to access childcare and healthcare. Face masks or coverings will be mandatory from Thursday 23 July, with $200 fines to apply for not wearing face coverings. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

‘Very unhappy’: Premier blasts Victorians

Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews has unleashed on Melburnians after a record spike in coronavirus cases despite the state being in lockdown.

Leaders

PM dismisses calls for politician pay cuts

Scott Morrison has branded calls for politicians to take a $1000-a-day pay cut while parliament isn’t sitting as “clickbait politics”.

Australian Economy

People queue outside Centrelink in Nundah, Brisbane on Thursday, March 26, 2020. Thousands of people seek Centrelink benefits due to mass redundancies since the outbreak of Covid19 virus. (AAP Image/Claudia Baxter)

New dole change allows double-dipping

Some workers will be better off on Jobseeker than the new rate of JobKeeper, but changes to the schemes mean workers can now double-dip on both payments.

Australian Economy

New dole change allows double-dipping

Some workers will be better off on Jobseeker than the new rate of JobKeeper, but changes to the schemes mean workers can now double-dip on both payments.

Australian Economy

New test to kick 2 million off JobKeeper

Sweeping changes announced by PM Scott Morrison on Tuesday will see more than two million workers kicked off the JobKeeper scheme.

UpdatedPolitics

People queue up outside a Centrelink office in Melbourne on April 20, 2020, which delivers a range of government payments and services for retirees, the unemployed, families, carers and parents amongst others. - A report from the Grattan Institute predicts between 14 and 26 per cent of Australian workers could be out of work as a direct result of the coronavirus shutdown, and the crisis will have an enduring impact on jobs and the economy for years to come. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)

Dole payments set to be slashed

The Prime Minister and Treasurer have revealed just how much they’ll cut dole payments by, confirming JobSeeker payments will be slashed under new changes.

UpdatedEconomy

PM reveals how much JobKeeper will be cut

JobKeeper will be extended into next year, but at a slashed rate that will be even harder for businesses to qualify for.

UpdatedAustralian Economy

PM reveals how much JobKeeper will be cut

JobKeeper will be extended into next year, but at a slashed rate that will be even harder for businesses to qualify for.

Politics

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 20: Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media during a visit to the DisplayWise workshop in Miranda on July 20, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. The Federal Government is set to announce changes to the JobKeeper and JobSeeker programs this week when Treasurer Josh Frydenburg releases a budget update on Thursday 23 July. The wage subsidy and the boosted unemployment benefit programs introduced in response to the COVID-19 are set to end in September, however are expected to be revised and extended . (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

Who will keep PM’s $1500 payment

JobKeeper is changing, but Scott Morrison has clarified who will be holding on to the full $1500 handout, and for how long.

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