This week I made $475.8 million in additional funding available to support the Government’s response to the COVID‑19 pandemic by using the Advance to the Finance Minister (the AFM) through one determination. The determination provided $475.8 million to the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications to support the aviation sector consistent with details…
The Morrison Government has appointed Mr Andrew Dix as a non-executive Director of the NBN Co Limited (NBN Co) Board for a three-year term. Mr Dix’s appointment means a strong and diverse leadership team will continue to oversee NBN Co in the next phase of its operations. Mr Dix is a chartered accountant and former…
Topics: Economic recovery; vaccination rollout; employment figures; Christine Holgate; 16/04/2021 09:20AM Laura Jayes: Australian businesses are being told to grab the baton and run as consumer confidence fuels Australia’s jobs recovery. Unemployment has beat expectations, falling five point six per cent in March. But, well, ongoing concerns over the nation’s vaccine rollout have an impact…
Topics: Economic recovery; international travel; hotel quarantine; domestic tourism 16/04/2021 08:05AM Steve Price: The economy, it seems, has bounced back out of covered with an extraordinary strength. We have a unemployment rate that’s down to five point six per cent, although a number of the new jobs, it would appear a part time. We’ve…