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Government grilled over Jobkeeper's lack of transparency

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Source: AAP

The Federal Government is resisting pressure to actively recover JobKeeper payments from profitable companies, after it was revealed thousands of businesses doubled or tripled their earnings while on the wage subsidy scheme.


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By Shuba Krishnan, Arianna Lucente

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The Federal Government is resisting pressure to actively recover JobKeeper payments from profitable companies, after it was revealed thousands of businesses doubled or tripled their earnings while on the wage subsidy scheme.



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