Scheduled cuts to JobKeeper and JobSeeker will plunge 740,000 into poverty
According to calculations by the ANU, the scheduled cutbacks to JobKeeper and JobSeeker will have dire consequences.
State governments have collected $5.2m in COVID fines since March
Since COVID-related penalties and fines were instituted in March, more than $5.2 million has been collected by state governments nationwide.
Victoria’s COVID crisis will deliver $3.3bn hit to national growth
According to the number crunchers at Deloitte and Josh Frydenberg, the economic effect of the COVID crisis continues to worsen.
JobSeeker supplement set to be halved as government cooks books
Today, Scott Morrison has announced changes to both JobSeeker and JobKeeper, plunging many into uncertainty.
Cutting taxes for the wealthy is the worst possible response to this crisis
This economic crisis presents new challenges, so the Morrison government deciding to cut tax rates for the rich merely illuminates their outdated thinking.
Why did the Paradise Papers pass without comment?
Despite the magnitude of the leak, the whole ‘Paradise Papers’ fiasco passed without sustained comment. Why? Well, we might have a clue.