It’s the first sitting day of the year and debate is expected to centre on why the government is winding back Covid business support. Follow all the latest news and updates, live
10.13pm GMT
Yesterday, Scott Morrison was asked this question:
what concrete action will you take to ensure those companies that took billions, or tens of millions of dollars from taxpayers for JobKeeper and then funnelled it through to executive bonuses and dividends, pay that money back?
I’m not in the politics of envy, I’ll leave that to my opponents.
Nothing like having clichés thrown at you by a former ad man, is there? But the fact is that the Prime Minister designed RoboDebt to harass people on welfare. Then when people ask reasonable questions about why JobKeeper is going to millionaire CEOs or billionaire shareholders, he dismisses them with the oldest cliché in the book. Now the fact is, this is about fairness and decency. It’s about making sure that taxpayer dollars are spent where they need to go at a time when we’re facing a recession and a pandemic.
10.00pm GMT
The pandemic isn’t the only thing that has led to this Victorian abattoir closing but its impacts mean you’ll be seeing these sorts of statements more and more – particularly after March, when the stimulus comes to an end.
Over 60 jobs go as Greenhams shut cow processing plant at Tongala abattoir. pic.twitter.com/jfNVFn1k9W
Continue reading…It’s the first sitting day of the year and debate is expected to centre on why the government is winding back Covid business support. Follow all the latest news and updates, live 10.13pm GMTYesterday, Scott Morrison was asked this question:what concrete action will you take to ensure those companies that took billions, or tens of millions of dollars from taxpayers for JobKeeper and then funnelled it through to executive bonuses and dividends, pay that money back?I’m not in the politics of envy, I’ll leave that to my opponents. Nothing like having clichés thrown at you by a former ad man, is there? But the fact is that the Prime Minister designed RoboDebt to harass people on welfare. Then when people ask reasonable questions about why JobKeeper is going to millionaire CEOs or billionaire shareholders, he dismisses them with the oldest cliché in the book. Now the fact is, this is about fairness and decency. It’s about making sure that taxpayer dollars are spent where they need to go at a time when we’re facing a recession and a pandemic. 10.00pm GMTThe pandemic isn’t the only thing that has led to this Victorian abattoir closing but its impacts mean you’ll be seeing these sorts of statements more and more – particularly after March, when the stimulus comes to an end.Over 60 jobs go as Greenhams shut cow processing plant at Tongala abattoir. pic.twitter.com/jfNVFn1k9W Continue reading…