Topics: 2020 Budget, COVID-19 vaccine and testing, Queensland border restrictions E&OE: Fran Kelly: Well, the Government’s big spending emergency budget is attracting a lot of complaints that it does nothing to specifically support women and women have borne the brunt of the COVID recession in terms of unemployment in particular. The budget did include a…
DetailsTopics: 2020 Budget E&OE: David Koch: The Federal Government is facing criticism that women are being left out of its big spending Budget. The Opposition, the ACTU and advocacy groups say the recession busting plan does not do enough for women who’ve been hit especially hard by the COVID crisis. We’re joined now by Industry…
DetailsThe Morrison Government’s Economic Recovery Plan for Australia will create jobs and rebuild our economy – securing Australia’s future, and the future of the Gold Coast. Under our plan, lower and middle income earners will this year receive tax relief of up to $2,745 for singles, and up to $5,490 for dual income families, compared…
DetailsTopics: 2020 Budget E&OE: Matt Webber: Of course, we’ve been screaming for infrastructure spend in South East Queensland for quite some time now, seems all we needed was a pandemic to kick start things. A long way from the S-word – surplus – that was being tossed about a few years back, of course, our…
DetailsTopics: 2020 Budget E&OE: Ben Wood: Big news last night, of course… Sean Flanagan: Huge. Ben Wood: … the Federal Budget finally handed down. Spida Everitt: Unbelievable. Ben Wood: Special guest on with us now to help make sense of it all, Flan. Sean Flanagan: Yeah. Karen Andrews, good morning. Karen Andrews: Good morning. How…
DetailsThe Morrison Government is backing Australian manufacturing, as well as the science and research that underpins it, as part of our Economic Recovery Plan to lead the nation out of the COVID-19 crisis by creating the jobs needed now and for generations to come. The 2020-21 Budget includes an investment of $1.5 billion over four…
DetailsMinister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews has welcomed the overwhelmingly positive support for the Morrison Government’s Modern Manufacturing Strategy. “Our almost $1.5 billion investment is sending a signal here at home and to the world that not only is Australia open for business, but we mean business,” Minister Andrews said. “We’re putting our…
DetailsTopics: Modern Manufacturing Strategy E&OE: Jane Norman: The COVID-19 crisis has exposed the fragility of global supply chains. You only need to think back to the beginning of the pandemic when supplies of personal protective equipment were at such risk that Australian factories swung into gear and started producing it themselves. Well, the Federal Government…
DetailsTopics: Modern Manufacturing Strategy E&OE: Ross Stevenson: Victorian medical, food and beverage businesses will become world leaders in a budget plan, costing $1.5 billion, to kick-start the nation’s manufacturing sector and create 300,000 jobs. Karen Andrews is the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology. Minister, good morning to you. Karen Andrews: Good morning. Ross Stevenson:…
DetailsTopics: Modern Manufacturing Strategy E&OE: Peter Stefanovic: Well, let’s head back to Canberra now, this is our top story of the morning that $1.5 billion will be spent to save the manufacturing sector in Australia. And joining me is the Industry Minister Karen Andrews. Minister, good to see you, thanks so much for joining us.…
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