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Chief economist update: Is Dan still the man?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... reduce payments from A$1500 a fortnight to A$1200 from September 27. This is now in danger with Prime Minister Scott Morrison "looking to see what they'll [Victoria] be doing first [in terms of supporting businesses] before the Commonwealth considers ...

Chief economist update: Australia succumbs to pandemic-induced recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... earnings from unincorporated businesses and social assistance benefits)". The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Morrison government's stimulus measures may have put money in our hands but with social and physical distancing restrictions and ...

JobKeeper extension passed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... Australians and Australian businesses during this crisis," Frydenberg said. "My message to every Australian is that the Morrison government will continue to do what it takes during what is one of the most difficult times in our history. We have your ...

Labor says yes, economists say no to SG rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... national superannuation pile. Furthermore, there is a second big slug being the indication that [Prime Minister Scott] Morrison and [Federal Treasurer Josh] Frydenberg are going to betray the Australian people, betray working families, by repudiating ...

LNP halts push for SG rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... upon, while Senator Jane Hume said she is ambivalent on the issue. Speaking at a press conference Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the government will need to consider whether or not to go ahead with the increase as the nation works at rebuilding the ...

Chief economist update: Escape from Victoria

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
... not hard to imagine that Victoria will have a problem greater than Houston. But just as Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison declared: "We're all Victorians now because we're all Australians". The country's other five states and two territories ...

Government introduces pandemic payment

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... stage four lockdown that will see thousands of non-essential workers without work from Wednesday. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the government needed to respond to this on the basis that they provide support in a disaster. "This pandemic is a disaster ...

Spend your money how you please: PM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
... removed from super due to the Early Release of Super (ERS) scheme. Speaking at a press conference Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the only person who can decide how to spend the money is the individual who removed it. This comes after Treasury provided ...

HESTA doubles down on climate action

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... long-term investment and enable innovative partnerships and structures to boost Clean Tech investment. Blakey encouraged the Morrison government to take a leaf out of our Kiwi counterparts' book to encourage institutional investment in a green recovery. ...

JobKeeper, JobSeeker to be extended

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... Businesses and individuals will continue to receive additional government support beyond September, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison announcing an extension to the stimulus support package. JobKeeper is set to be extended until March 2021 and has been ...