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Hunter leaders urge government to rise to challenge on JobSeeker

By Callan Lawrence
Updated April 15 2021 - 12:29am, first published July 10 2020 - 7:00am
CRISIS: Tens of thousands of Hunter people are at risk of falling into poverty if JobSeeker payments are cut to pre-COVID-19 rates.
CRISIS: Tens of thousands of Hunter people are at risk of falling into poverty if JobSeeker payments are cut to pre-COVID-19 rates.

There is a saying that an emergency does not change a society, it reveals it. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed much about Australia, and the Hunter.

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