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The federal government's $130 billion coronavirus wage subsidy package, the so-called JobKeeper legislation, has passed through both houses of parliament. It marks the single biggest piece of government spending in the country's history.

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The federal government's $130 billion coronavirus wage subsidy package, the so-called JobKeeper legislation, has passed through both houses of parliament. It marks the single biggest piece of government spending in the country's history.

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