Topics: Domestic manufacturing of masks, $130 billion job keeper package E&OE: Michael Rowland: The Federal Government has thrown a financial lifeline to struggling Australians with a massive stimulus program to stop the economy from collapsing. The $130 billion JobKeeper program will see businesses receive a fortnightly wage subsidy of up to $1,500 per employee. It…
Topics: COVID-19, including new quarantine measures, supply chains and PPE. E&OE: Patricia Karvelas: I’m joined now by the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, Karen Andrews. Karen Andrews, welcome. Karen Andrews: It’s a pleasure to be here. Patricia Karvelas: Let’s start with just the big rules that have just been announced. Are these new quarantine…
The Federal Government is working closely with Australian industry to further ramp up local manufacturing of hand sanitiser amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews said manufacturers had already significantly increased their output and more was being done to grow that even further. “I want to stress to Australians that…