Government to announce permanent dole increase, page-38

Despite the pros and cons argued above it was a decision based on political expediency.

You cannot set up a structure (doubling of jobseeker) in response to a global economic crisis then see a million plus people migrate onto it then halve it after 6 mths back to what it was before, there must be a sweetner.

Would be political suicide, LNP know that irrespective of idealogy political pragmatism is what counts next election.