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Latest news: JobKeeper

Government defends JobKeeper wage scheme

The Morrison government has launched a defence of its JobKeeper scheme, in the face of claims it benefited profitable big businesses.

No firms to be made to repay JobKeeper

Companies with soaring profits that also received wage subsidies will not be forced to repay JobKeeper despite intensifying scrutiny of the scheme.

Revived calls for JobKeeper transparency

Harvey Norman's decision to repay $6 million in wage subsidies has reignited calls for major companies' JobKeeper receipts to be made public.

Harvey Norman repays $6m in JobKeeper

Electronics and Home goods retailer Harvey Norman has repaid more than $6 million in federal government JobKeeper wage subsidies.

COVID leaves Canberra businesses ‘critical’

COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions have been a catastrophe for the local economy, Canberra businesses say.

Opposition parties call for more support in lockdown

Labor and the Greens have called on the Federal Government to restore welfare payments to support vulnerable Canberrans during the pandemic lockdown.

Government chases close to $33m in JobKeeper debts

More than 11,000 people have been sent debt notices worth almost $33 million linked to JobKeeper wage subsidies.

JobKeeper scheme payments to remain secret

Big companies will not be forced to reveal how much they received in JobKeeper wage subsidies with the coalition poised to shoot down greater transparency.

Frydenberg not budging on JobKeeper stance

Frydenberg has rejected calls for the JobKeeper wage subsidy to be reinstated, saying the current measures are getting to applicants faster.

Virus-hit state needs JobKeeper: NSW treasurer

The NSW treasurer has called for the reintroduction of the JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme amid Greater Sydney’s COVID-19 outbreak as Labor demands a summit to discuss the health crisis.

No return for JobKeeper despite lockdowns

National wage subsidies will not be reintroduced despite millions of workers losing pay cheques as coronavirus lockdowns sweep Australia.

Federal support package to NSW sets national framework

A generous federal support package has been agreed for NSW businesses hit by Sydney's coronavirus outbreak.

The end of JobKeeper wasn’t a blip. It might have cost nearly 100,000 jobs

Despite hearing otherwise, the end of JobKeeper will result in the death of "many businesses" writes ANU visiting fellow Peter Martin.

Post-JobKeeper, unemployment could head north of 7%: here’s why

It’s not just the end of JobKeeper that will push up unemployment in April according to The University of Melbourne's Roger Wilkins.

Local travel agents fighting to stay afloat

Hit incredibly hard by the COVID recession, travel agents across Canberra have gone from looking at a good year to operating at a loss.

Indigenous artists miss out in Budget

Despite an uncertain art market, the cancellation of the visual art calendar’s major events and the loss of international tourist sales, already struggling Indigenous artists are among those to miss out in...

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