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COVID-19 welfare payments overhauled and extended

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, July 6, 2020. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Source: AAP

The Federal Government has overhauled its JobKeeper and JobSeeker income support payments, as the economy slowly starts to recovers. Both schemes will be extended, but they will be reduced over time, at a cost of more than 20 billion dollars. That story by Shuba Krishnan for SBS News, produced by Praba Maheswaran for SBS Tamil.



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