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Australia's $130 billion JobKeeper payment: what the experts think

  • Written by Steven Hamilton, Visiting Scholar, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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The A$130 billion payment will be benefit six million of Australia’s 13 million employees through their employers.

It will ensure each employee kept on in a business that has lost custom gets at least $1,500 per fortnight for six months. But the devil is in the detail.

We asked three experts to pick the package apart.

Steven...

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The key to the success of the $130 billion wage subsidy is retrospective paid work

  • Written by Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

The secret sauce in the government’s A$130 billion JobKeeper payment is that it will be retrospective, in the best possible way.

It’ll not only go to employers who have suffered losses and had employees on their books tonight, March 30, but to employers who have suffered losses and had workers on their books as far back as March 1.

This...

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Is your mental health deteriorating during the coronavirus pandemic? Here's what to look out for

  • Written by Michaela Pascoe, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Exercise and Mental Health, Victoria University
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Medicare-subsidised psychology and psychiatry sessions, as well as GP visits, can now take place via phone and video calls – if clinicians agree not to charge patients out-of-pocket costs for the consult.

The changes are part of a A$1.1 billion coronavirus health funding package, announced yesterday, which includes A$74 million...

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In the fight against coronavirus, antivirals are as important as a vaccine. Here's where the science is up to

  • Written by Lisa Sedger, Senior Lecturer, Head of the Viruses and Cytokine Biology group in the School of Life Science, University of Technology Sydney
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While many scientists are working on developing a coronavirus vaccine, others are busy testing antiviral drugs.

Vaccines are generally only effective when administered prior to infection, but antiviral agents are important because they can treat people who already have COVID-19.

Here’s an overview of antiviral drugs scientists are...

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  1. $1500 a fortnight JobKeeper wage subsidy in massive $130 billion program
  2. In the time of coronavirus, donating blood is more essential than ever
  3. Studying a uni course online? Here are 4 tips to get yourself tech ready
  4. Coronavirus has seriously tested our border security. Have we learned from our mistakes?
  5. Do homemade masks work? Sometimes. But leave the design to the experts
  6. Modelling suggests going early and going hard will save lives and help the economy
  7. the strategy Group of Eight universities experts urged the government to take
  8. How are the most serious COVID-19 cases treated, and does the coronavirus cause lasting damage?
  9. New OECD estimates suggest a 22% hit to Australia's economy
  10. Delivery workers are now essential. They deserve the rights of other employees
  11. For public transport to keep running, operators must find ways to outlast coronavirus
  12. A major scorecard gives the health of Australia's environment less than 1 out of 10
  13. Thinking like a Buddhist about coronavirus can calm the mind and help us focus
  14. Public gatherings restricted to two people and all foreign investment proposals scrutinised, in new coronavirus measures
  15. Give people and businesses money now they can pay back later (if and when they can)
  16. Government says Australia's coronavirus curve may be flattening
  17. All Australians will be able to access telehealth under new $1.1 billion coronavirus program
  18. Hotel quarantine for returning Aussies and 'hibernation' assistance for businesses
  19. how sharing your data could help in New Zealand's level 4 lockdown
  20. What is orthohantavirus? The virus many are Googling (but you really don't need to worry about)
  21. MyGov's ill-timed meltdown could have been avoided with 'elastic computing'
  22. Why New Zealand’s coronavirus cases will keep rising for weeks, even in level 4 lockdown
  23. Schools provide food for many hungry children. This needs to continue when classes go online
  24. Rushed coronavirus tenancy laws raise as many questions as they answer
  25. it's tempting to drink your worries away but there are healthier ways to manage stress and keep your drinking in check
  26. Coronavirus shines a light on fractured global politics at a time when cohesion and leadership are vital
  27. Kids shouldn't have to repeat a year of school because of coronavirus. There are much better options
  28. 89 million masks, 30 million gowns, 2.9 million litres of hand sanitiser. A month.
  29. why police will be crucial players in the battle against coronavirus
  30. government tracking of mobile phones could be a potent weapon against COVID-19
  31. Say what? How to improve virtual catch-ups, book groups and wine nights
  32. How can I treat myself if I've got – or think I've got – coronavirus?
  33. how you can contribute to coronavirus research without leaving the house
  34. what is contact tracing and how does it help limit the coronavirus spread?
  35. 'Whatever it takes' should now include a universal basic income
  36. I studied what happens to reef fish after coral bleaching. What I saw still makes me nauseous
  37. We know how long coronavirus survives on surfaces. Here's what it means for handling money, food and more
  38. As we turn to creativity in isolation, the coronavirus is a calamity on top of an arts crisis
  39. tiny moments of pleasure really can help us through this stressful time
  40. The case for a rent holiday for businesses on the coronavirus economic frontline
  41. when you berate people for bad behaviour, they do it more
  42. Want to make social distancing even more effective? It's about time (as well as space)
  43. New ways of 'being together apart' can work for us and the planet long after coronavirus crisis passes
  44. Here's what the coronavirus pandemic can teach us about tackling climate change
  45. a readers' guide to the contenders
  46. why parliaments should keep functioning during the coronavirus crisis
  47. Which leaders and health experts will be on the right side of history on COVID-19 policy?
  48. To get on top of the coronavirus, we also need to test people without symptoms
  49. Which jobs are most at risk from the coronavirus shutdown? 
  50. Schools are moving online, but not all children start out digitally equal

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