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The federal parliament today passed the $130 billion #wagesubsidy bill – the single biggest measure ever contemplated by an Australian government. #abc730 @latingle #auspol
Fmr PM John Howard had some advice for @JoshFrydenberg. “He said to me, Josh, during times like this, there are no ideological constraints. And it was a very powerful message from someone who's pretty much seen it all in politics.” #abc730 #wagesubsidy #coronavirus #auspol
“These are pretty strange times Laura, and I think it is a stupendous amount of money, but it's warranted.” @JEChalmersMP #abc730 #wagesubsidy #coronavirus #auspol
‘It feels like we’ve been left behind’: Meet the workers who can’t get the #wagesubsidy. #abc730 @carringtonAU #coronavirus #auspol abc.net.au/news/2020-04-0…
Niall Harden & Sarah Wyllie were working at MONA when it closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Because they are not permanent residents they are not entitled to the Government’s new $1500 a fortnight #wagesubsidy. #abc730 #coronavirusaus
“We’ve spent more than half a decade living here, trying to build a home and community here, and pay the same taxes as everyone else. We’ve made it quite clear that we intend to stay here and keep doing that. And it feels like we’ve been a bit left behind.” Sarah Wyllie. #abc730
Up to a million Australians have already lost their jobs thanks to this pandemic and many businesses have had to close. Today the Government announced a #wagesubsidy plan to stop the mass layoffs continuing. #abc730 @carringtonAU #auspol
“At first we went into sort of survival mode of how are we going to get the business through this time… serving people with home delivery or through our takeaway window, all those sorts of things.” - Red Dog Café owner Dylan Peters. #abc730 #coronavirus
"It sounds like the payments won't come to us till May. Most hospitality businesses run on net profits of 5 per cent, some less, some more. It will be interesting to see which businesses can sustain payroll for a month without having to borrow money." - Dylan Peters, café owner
