Australia news live: Albanese gets Covid vaccination; government under pressure over handling of Higgins' claim
Labor leader has Covid-19 jab; Morrison face mores questions over releasing report into what his office knew of rape allegations. Follow live Brittany Higgins’ partner abandons Canberra job due to fears of paybackWhen will I get the Covid-19 vaccine in Australia?Follow our global coronavirus live blog 10.57pm GMT Luke Henriques-Gomes story this morning on the permanent increase to the Jobseeker payment being just $50 a fortnight, is confirmed. Related: Jobseeker to be raised by $50 a fortnight when coronavirus supplement scrapped 10.43pm GMT Andrew Leigh was on Sydney radio 2SM this morning, pointing out one of the reasons to increase Jobseeker to a liveable wage is because it is good for the economy as a whole.I do think it’s important that we recognise that this is money which supports some of the most vulnerable in the community and therefore flows right back into retail sales. People at the top of the distribution save about a quarter of their income, those at the bottom of the distribution spend it all.So if you want to ensure that the economy is humming, then putting money into the pockets of the lowest income earners is an important way of doing that.
