Labor warns of mass job losses if dole cut

By Colin Brinsden
Updated August 15 2020 - 3:36am, first published 3:30am
Labor says more than 130,000 retail jobs will be lost if dole payments return to their old rate.
Labor says more than 130,000 retail jobs will be lost if dole payments return to their old rate.

Labor fears more than 130,000 retail workers could be sacked if the JobSeeker dole payment returns to its pre-coronavirus rate of $40 a day.

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