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NewsColony Australians reject return to lower JobSeeker payments Most Australians think unemployment support should not return to its pre- coronavirus rate of $40 per day once the pandemic subsides. Essential polling shows 57 per cent of Australians think JobSeeker should not be cut to its previous amount, while 15 per cent were unsure. The payment has been doubled to about $1100 a fortnight but the government says it will be slashed at the end of September. Most Australians think unemployment support should not return to its pre-coronavirus rate of $40 per day once the pandemic subsides. (Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) Australian Council of Social Service chief Cassandra Goldie says the JobSeeker payment, formally known as Newstart, must be enough for people to survive. “It’s clear we need a permanent fix to our social safety net. Our income support system was cruel before this crisis began,” Dr Goldie said. “We can never go back to the brutality of trying to survi...