The Council of Small Business Organisations of Australia and the Australian Council of Social Services are calling for an increase to Newstart to be included in the Federal Government’s impending economic stimulus package.
"A Newstart increase of $95 per week would deliver a $4 billion boost to the economy and generate thousands of jobs," according to Council of Small Business Organisations of Australia CEO, Peter Strong.
"Through a Newstart increase, the stimulus would flow directly where it is needed most, including those regional communities grappling with high unemployment in the wake of the bushfires and drought."