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It's Newstart pay rise day. You're in line for 24 cents, which is peanuts

  • Written by Peter Martin., Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
imageThe extra 24 cents per day can buy an extra 36 peanuts per day, more if you buy in bulk.Shutterstock

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