The NSW Parliamentary Research Service has published this interactive map showing JobSeeker recipient estimates for all 93 NSW electorates.

This evaluation was conducted to assess the efficiency, effectiveness, accessibility and participant experiences of the Online Job Seeker Classification Instrument (JSCI) trial. It aimed to identify the advantages and disadvantages of the digital platform, define vulnerable cohorts requiring targeted support, analyse data integrity against traditional phone and face-to-face interviews and uncover system barriers to optimise...

The Online Employment Services Trial (OEST) evaluated whether unemployed job seekers receiving the JobSeeker Payment could achieve similar or better outcomes through online employment services compared to traditional, provider-based services. It found online services delivered similar or better outcomes at lower cost and informed policy during COVID-19 and supported a broader shift to digital services.

The Morisson Government has argued that Australia’s internationally low unemployment payments are needed, in part as an incentive to encourage the unemployed to look for and accept work. This report tests the government’s theory by comparing Australia’s unemployment payments and unemployment rate (pre-COVID) to that of other countries in the OECD.

The Coalition Government has reassured Australians that the nation is well placed to emerge strongly from the coronavirus crisis in large part because of its handling of the economy in the years leading up to the pandemic. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg recently pointed to the Government's success in cutting the unemployment rate before the pandemic, claiming...