Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell says there is a “method behind the madness” of the government's stimulus package which will support businesses and provide welfare payments during the coronavirus crisis. Mr Clennell said the government’s decision to financially prop up childcare centres was motivated by a desire to ensure “all manner of critical workers” and particularly those working in the health industry could continue to do so.
“The concern was that many childcare centres would go bust and then you would have workers unable to access childcare which would lead to more job losses than we have already seen,” he said. He added the decision to keep “the wage subsidy at a flat rate so that people earning less than $750 a week start getting $750 a week” was driven by the need to “roll it out quickly”.
We international students need to have access to our SUPER. We’re losing our jobs as well! Our bills won’t stop! covid19australia coronavirusaus Coronavirustruth
Please do a report on high student fees for international students! We are affected too.
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Coronavirus breaks out among Quantas baggage staff | Sky News AustraliaAdelaide Airport is the site of a new coronavirus outbreak after six Qantas baggage staff tested positive for the disease.\n\nAs many as 100 workers who have come into contact with the group will be forced to self isolate and a flight was sent back because there were no staff available to service the aircraft.\n\nHealth officials are asking anyone who has passed through the airport over the past 48 hours to wipe down their bags. Quantas?
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Elderly couple picnics daily at Germany-Denmark border | Sky News AustraliaAn elderly couple separated by lockdown are meeting everyday for a picnic at the border between Germany and Denmark. \n\nSeparated by a border fence, 85-year-old Inga and her 89-year-old husband Karsten are waiting to be together again until after COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. \n\nImage: Getty This is bloody ludicrous, let one of them pass ffs!
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Kmart staff test positive to coronavirus | Sky News AustraliaTwo Kmart workers at Australia's biggest shopping centre have tested positive to coronavirus. \n\nKmart at Chadstone in Melbourne’s south-east confirmed the two cases on Tuesday before closing its doors for thorough cleaning. \n\nA Kmart spokesperson said the two casual staff last worked at the store on Saturday, March 28. \n\nThe positive diagnoses came after two workers at a Melbourne Coles supermarket also tested positive to COVID-19 on Monday. \n\nThe two new cases bring the total number of known cases at major retailers to five. \n Community spread juliette_io ?
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Peta Credlin analyses new JobKeeper package and its impacts | Sky News AustraliaSky News host Peta Credlin runs through what the government's extensive $130 billion JobSeeker package will mean for everyday Australians, business-owners and employees. \n\nBusinesses will be paid a fortnightly wage subsidy of up to $1,500 per employee if their turnover has decreased by at least 30 per cent due to the coronavirus crisis.\n\nThat $1,500 payment will be transferred to the employee as the government seeks to incentivise businesses to keep their employees on the books during the pandemic. \n\n'You couldn't pay me enough money to be the prime minister right now,' Ms Credlin said. \n\n'He is dealing with an enormous crisis of the like we've never seen'. \n\n'This truly is unprecedented'. \n\nImage: Getty \n\n All this means to me is that us net taxpayers will have to pay for it. I see no reason to prop up the likes of Qantas with taxpayer money when other businesses will suffer just as badly and get nothing. Sick of it. Everyday, all day. bloody Covid 19. It goes on and on. Destroying our economy because China and our many Governments threw us under the bus and China is poised like a vulture to pick our bones. Australia is about to become Australasia. Souls sold to the China store. Unless she spoke of the “Debt and Deficit Disaster” that will ensue, or apologised for her part in that chapter after the GFC, then any words that come from her mouth will continue to be nothing but propaganda.
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The ABC has never been 'such a conservative-free zone' | Sky News AustraliaEven in the midst of a global pandemic, Australians by-and-large choose the commercial stations when it comes to access news according to The Australian's Gerard Henderson. \n\nMr Henderson said despite the ABC's assertion it is the most trusted network for news, ratings have shown more Australians choose to consume information from the commercial networks.\n\nHe said this might be because the ABC has never been 'such a conservative free zone.'\n\nImage: Getty NO. Don't Lie Hahahaha. 😂👌 Most Aussies use Independent Media. Stop pretending to be relevant 🤦♂️ Who? Hasn't he got some pedos to defend? There where plenty on the ABC tonight.. Prob all his mates...
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