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A single person out of work and living in a shared house has an average of just $127 left each week for bills or incidental expenses after covering rent, transport and food, the report finds, while a single-parent household on the Parenting Payment has just $24 remaining each week.
Peter Dutton says he will introduce social media verification laws if he wins the next election; Ed Husic welcomes the release of Israeli hostages, but expresses concern over the loss of civilian life, and in sport, Australia's men's and women's hockey teams excel ahead of the Paris Olympics.
Covering the cost of weekly essentials is leaving Australians on JobSeeker and other welfare payments with little left over to pay bills or other incidental expenses.
The cost of rent, food, and petrol are taking a toll on people living on Centrelink payments and...
Some Australians are skipping meals to keep up with everyday costs, as experts argue support payments have remained "too low for too long".