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There's serious talk about a job guarantee , but it's not that straightforward

  • Written by Peter Davidson, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, UNSW
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Suddenly, the idea of a “job guarantee” is back in vogue.

Lawyer, academic, land rights activist and founder of the Cape York Institute Noel Pearson has come out of it favour of it, University of Newcastle labour market specialist Bill Mitchell has a document before the prime minister, and the Per Capita think tank is...

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