JobKeeper error changes numbers and lowers cost

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Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton in Canberra Source: AAP

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The number of Australians receiving JobKeeper support payments during the coronavirus pandemic has been revised down from 6.5 million to 3.5 million.

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