Prime Minister Scott Morrison is set to announce a childcare support package to assist the sector through the coronavirus pandemic.
The sector has faced increased pressure in recent weeks due to parents keeping their children home amid the COVID-19 crisis. About four per cent of childcare centres across the country have already been forced to close their doors due to the pandemic. The support package is expected to be announced when Prime Minister Scott Morrison addresses the nation later today.
ScottMorrisonMP Is that to help his Dutton mate out
ScottMorrisonMP Can someone ask him what this means for in-home childcare services?
Just listening to Twiggy Forrest telling us how grateful we should be for China sending WA medical supplies. What a suckhole. The Chinese Govt lied cheated about Wuhan Virus & This idiot tells us we should grateful.
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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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Australia is 'leading the charge' in finding a cure for coronavirus | Sky News AustraliaAustralia was the first nation to be able to 'grow the coronavirus outside of China,' which will greatly improve the prospects of developing a vaccine for the deadly virus says Science Minister Karen Andrews.\n\nMs Andrews told Sky News host Peta Credlin, Australia's scientists are 'leading the charge to look at a potential vaccine and of course a cure' for the virus.\n\nShe also said Australia has 'some outstanding scientists,' with the coronavirus highlighting the work of these professionals which is usually 'taken for granted'.\n\nImage: AP karenandrewsmp 'developing a vaccine' Here it comes idiots. ANewNineEleven Covid1984 Event201 PLANdemic GlobalEconomicCrash ID2020 MandatoryVaccination Blanket5GRadiation CentralizedGlobalDigitalCurrency SocialCreditScore UBI ForcedAusterity 24HourSurvelliance Agenda2030 Goatboy641 karenandrewsmp The fake new virus. karenandrewsmp Since when do you listen to a scientist?
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Virgin Australia seeks $1.4bn govt bailout | Sky News AustraliaVirgin Australia has released a statement to the ASX confirming reports it’s seeking $1.4 billion bailout from the government to help it get through the coronavirus pandemic.\n\nThe statement said the financial assistance will be part of a broader package to the aviation industry.\n\nVirgin also said it is a preliminary proposal and would need approval by the board and the Australian government.\n\nIn response to the coronavirus crisis already, Virgin has suspended all international flights and cut domestic capacity by 90 per cent.\n\nIt also stood down 80 per cent of its 10,000 employees. We need this to happen , We cannot afford another Ansett What are the large cap/sovereign VA shareholders doing... laughing at ScottMorrisonMP and JoshFrydenberg... bcoz they certainly aren’t stumping up any of their own abundant cash. Aussie Scott, we’ll save ya! TAA
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Govt should 'take an equity stake' in Virgin Australia | Sky News AustraliaCentre Alliance Senator Rex Patrick says the government should “take an equity stake” in Virgin Australia rather than just granting a loan to the company, which was struggling to keep afloat amid the coronavirus pandemic. \n\nMr Patrick told Sky News “there are similar downsides for a loan and an equity stake but significant upsides for an equity stake”.\n\nHe said “the taxpayer would likely make a profit” once the pandemic passed and the market “restores back to normal”. \n\n“It is not the same thing as owning a company outright,” he said. \n\n“The Australian government should not simply be handing out money to companies left, right and centre.\n\n“We do need to have a multifaceted approach.”\n\nImage: Getty Senator_Patrick So they get lumbered with a stake in an under performing airline and then have the political problems when you have to continually have to contribute funds when needed or go to offload its stake. Senator_Patrick Nationalise it all. Senator_Patrick I hope the Government does not entertain this option, with or without healthy competition. If they go under, someone else will come and start up a new airline in Australia !
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