The push by the Australian Council of Social Service comes as The Australian can reveal the government is modelling the cost of greatly expanding the wage subsidy scheme - currently suspended until July - in the May budget.
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The government is modelling the cost of greatly expanding the wage subsidy scheme
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Social Security to increase payments
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The budget is near
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Pressure on the care sector set to increase
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Budget may be postponed
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National news Civil service strikes escalated
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Council tax bills 'have more than doubled' under Labour
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Another credit squeeze threatens corporate Australia
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Australia fined for slow over-rate
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Social workers' strike could have been prevented
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State budget may be unraveling
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Bill would increase funding for affordable housing
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May overshoot budget fiscal deficit aim:
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Budget request continues reform agenda
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Right time to rationalise public spending
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Subsidies likely to overshoot budget estimates
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AMP rails against Australian government tinkering with superannuation