The Morrison government will provide a flat $1500 a fortnight JobKeeper payment per employee for businesses to retain or rehire nearly six million workers, reports MICHELLE GRATTAN.
After the coronavirus nightmare has passed, harsh judgements will be made about which political leaders and health experts were on the right or wrong side in handling this crisis, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Scott Morrison was clearly beyond irritated on Sunday when premiers Gladys Berejiklian and Daniel Andrews flagged shutdowns and indicated they disagreed with his insistence on the need for children to be kept in school, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
The package of cash and credit to prop up businesses, protect jobs where possible and assist those whose jobs can’t be saved as well as welfare recipients and low income earners, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Morrison has stressed Australia is not in shut down. Not officially. But out of a combination of alarm, caution and government measures to contain the virus’s spread, many activities have shut down and more do so every day, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.