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Women s March 4 Justice and JobSeeker changes may seem worlds apart â but they re linked
By Toni Wren
MonMonday 15
updated
MonMonday 22
MarMarch 2021 at 12:49am
Women make up the majority of the two million adults affected by the federal government s changes to JobSeeker payments.
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On the face of it there s no obvious connection between two of the big stories dominating our news in recent weeks.
Imminent changes to JobKeeper and JobSeeker and the fallout from a workplace sexual assault scandal will be on the agenda this week too, as Parliament resumes today and the Women s March 4 Justice descends on Parliament House.