What is the future of Jobkeeper?

Persone attendono in fila davanti agli uffici di Centrelink

คนรุ่นใหม่มีแนวโน้มที่จะใช้เงินออมไปจนหมดและไปกู้เงินเพิ่มเพื่อที่จะอยู่รอดในระหว่างการแพร่ระบาดของไวรัส Source: AAP

The Minister for Industrial Relations has announced that some of the jobs that are being supported through the JobKeeper subsidy are not going to be sustainable in the long run. What are the implications of this announcement?


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