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PoliticsNow live: Anthony Albanese unveils pensioner 'work bonus'

Anthony Albanese has announced a new $4000 'work bonus income bank credit', with pensioners who want to work able to earn more before their pension is reduced.

Patrick ComminsPatrick Commins
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5:39AMSeptember 02, 2022.
Updated 8:42PMSeptember 02, 2022
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Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers at the Jobs and Skills Summit at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman
Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers at the Jobs and Skills Summit at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

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Patrick Commins is The Australian's economics correspondent, based in Canberra. Before joining the newspaper he worked for more than a decade at The Australian Financial Review, where he was a columnist and senior writer. Patrick was previously a research analyst at the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority.

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