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New developments in Australia's economic response to the pandemic

People queueing outside a Centrelink office in Melbourne.

People queueing outside a Centrelink office in Melbourne. Source: AAP

As Australia welcomes the new year, significant changes to the Federal Government's economic response to the pandemic, are to take effect.


From New Year's Day, the coronavirus unemployment payment will be reduced by 100 dollars a fortnight and is scheduled to end in March.

Kulasegaram Sanchayan reports in Tamil with a feature written by Pablo Vinales and Essam Al-Ghalib.


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