An overhaul of the government's Jobactive system will free unemployed people on welfare from having to apply for 20 jobs a month
Job seekers are relieved they'll no longer have to apply for 20 positions a month to receive unemployment benefits, but some say the changes don't go far enough.
"Often there aren't 20 good jobs to apply for so you apply for five to 10 jobs that you're qualified for and then you apply for another 10 or 15 just because you have to. Ms O'Dwyer said the community expected job seekers receiving welfare to do everything they could to find a job. But Greens Senator Rachel Siewert questioned how long-term unemployed people would be able to afford internet to access the new digital platform.
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