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Cut the pension, boost Newstart. What our algorithm says is the best way to get value for our welfare dollars

  • Written by Ben Phillips, Associate Professor, Centre for Social Research and Methods, Director, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Australian National University
Cut the pension, boost Newstart. What our algorithm says is the best way to get value for our welfare dollarsNewstart should be lifted by mush more than usually proposed, a new ANU algorithm finds.Shutterstock

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