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15 September 2026

Wealthy Aussies collect billions in poorly targeted cost-of-living relief

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Wealthy Aussies collect billions in poorly targeted cost-of-living relief

The top 40 per cent of Australians by income or wealth received a combined $3. 6 billion in benefits this year that were designed to provide cost-of-living relief but were not means-tested, the Policy ...

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