A Labor MP on breaking ranks over jobseeker Full Story podcast

Published: April 30, 2023, 3 p.m.

Amid the cost-of-living crisis, a growing chorus of Labor MPs are calling for the government to raise the rate of jobseeker \u2013 currently sitting at $50 a day. South-west Sydney MP, Michael Freelander, says people on the payment are \u2018struggling to cope with even the most basics of life in a modern society\u2019. Freelander speaks to Laura Murphy-Oates about the groundswell of support within Labor for raising the rate and why he believes change will occur within the year