The federal opposition is calling for the JobKeeper program to be expanded
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Labor leader Anthony Albanese is calling for the federal government to expand JobKeeper Source: AAP
The federal government is facing mounting pressure to extend the JobKeeper program after an accounting error revealed it will cost $60 billion less than first thought.
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