Labor wants JobKeeper to be slowly tapered, will oppose sudden halt

Labor leader Anthony Albanese will call for a slow "taper" in JobKeeper payments for millions of Australians as a key demand in looming talks in Parliament, as the Morrison government prepares to revamp the scheme.

One week out from the government's July 23 economic statement, the Opposition Leader also called for a permanent increase in the JobSeeker benefit on the grounds it would help the economy as well as the unemployed. Labor called for a wage subsidy in the weeks before Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced JobKeeper on March 30, leading Mr Albanese to position his party as a defender of the scheme and an advocate for continued support.

Mr Albanese said the government should test the new policy plan, make sure the payments were targeted to those who needed the help most, and taper the end of the support over a long period.

CroweDM The book “He who must be Obeid” paints a picture of the culture of AustralianLabor So many crooked deals. So many implicated & even more ignoring the obvious corruption. AlboMP KKeneally & many others saw nothing. Obeid is now worth $600m on a $150k a year. How ?

CroweDM Somebody in labor needs to tap albo on the shoulder and tell him it’s time to go your style is what people are not energised about labor’s biggest fear is they will have a repeat of what happend in 2004 when they lost more seats and the senate auspol

CroweDM As a laber voter albo is the most hopeless opposition leader in Australian history his weakness is really pissing me off if labor wants to knock out the liberal party go with Tony Burke auspol

CroweDM LNP wilcut it hard.

CroweDM PM said During this period of the C-Virus virus crises, Anthony Albanese is going around scare-mongering people about JobKeeper payments, We have NO plan to stop supporting people during this period WB: If Anthony Albanese isn't Sniping-Muck racking he is Scare-Mongering people

CroweDM Jobkeeper should be cut to $550 till Xmas

CroweDM Oh parliament. Almost forgotten what that was.

CroweDM ALP works for Wall Street not Australians. AuspolSoCorrupt Silence is complicity.

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