Today I approved a determination to release $920 million in funding to the National Recovery and Resilience Agency (NRRA), using the Advance to the Finance Minister (the AFM). The determination provides funding to the NRRA to support a decision by the Australian Government to extend the availability of the Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment (PLDP) until…
Topics: Workforce shortages; Rapid antigen tests; Inflation; Wages; 14/01/2022 8:05AM AEST Iskhandar Razak: Business groups are calling for home testing kits to be made more widely available. They also want the exemptions to apply to all workers. But unions have called an emergency meeting for Monday amid concerns the policy will lead to more…
Topics: Workforce shortages; Rapid antigen tests; Inflation; Wages; 14/01/2022 7:35AM AEST Hamish Macdonald: The Morrison Government has announced that the relaxation of isolation rules will be extended further to teachers, childcare workers and other critical industries in an effort to contain the economic impact of the Omicron wave. It comes amid warnings today that…
Topics: Novak Djokovic; Rapid antigen tests; Maryborough floods; Vaccination rates; 14/01/2022 7:10AM AEST Sarah Abo: Well, supermarket purchase limits are back, rapid antigen tests are near impossible to find, and our aged care sector has entered crisis mode again. You’d be forgiven for thinking our government hasn’t had the time to prepare for living…