The national cabinet met for the first time in two weeks today to reassess Australia’s response to the coronavirus crisis with the prime minister Scott Morrison reaffirming the state and territories commitment to maintaining a suppression strategy to fight the spread of the virus. The PM reports that while there is some better news today out… Read more »
Australia’s unemployment rate has risen from 7.1 per cent to 7.4 per cent in June despite an influx of over 211,000 jobs in the market. The Australian Bureau of Statistics figures were released just minutes before Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the government’s latest tranche of coronavirus stimulus. JobTrainer joins the ranks of JobKeeper, JobSeeker… Read more »
The Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced the Australian government, businesses and services have come under attack by a sophisticated state-based cyber actor. “This activity is targeting Australian organisations across a range of sectors, including all levels of government, industry, political organisations, education, health, essential service providers and operators of other critical infrastructure,” Morrison said.… Read more »
Following a meeting of the national cabinet, the prime minister Scott Morrison says Australia has made real progress in the past month on getting the virus under control and getting economic support in place for Australians. “Our attention as a national cabinet is now turning to the road out and that road to recovery on… Read more »
“We are battling a twin crisis”, said PM Scott Morrison as he addressed the nation today to speak about the continuing coronavirus crisis. “It’s a time for saving lives and livelihoods.” Morrison said it was time for all Australians to support each other as we fight two fights. “We are battling on two fronts. We… Read more »
As the nation moves closer towards full lockdown, the prime minister has addressed parliament, calling for Australians to be resilient. “We gather today at a time of great challenge for our nation and indeed the world. We are a strong nation and a strong people but in the months ahead this will put us all… Read more »
Small and medium-sized businesses will get up to $100,000 each over the next few months from the Australian government in a bid to save millions of workers from losing their jobs.
Speaking at a press conference where he announced historic restrictions to entry to Australia, the prime minister Scott Morrison chastised the nation’s citizens for unAustralian behaviour. The reprimand came as news spread of panic buying causing a short-term lack of supply for over the counter medicines. While the PM said there have been wonderful stories… Read more »
Scott Morrison has urged Australians to ‘stick together’ as coronavirus diagnoses continue to mount around the nation. Speaking at the Australian Financial Review Business Summit, the PM suggested to date Australia has managed to stay ahead of the situation with minimal cases diagnosed. However, the PM warned the situation is changing. “We confront today a… Read more »
The prime minister Scott Morrison has told the Business Council of Australia he wants to reduce red tape that is inhibiting businesses from growth. In an address to the Council on Wednesday, the PM claimed that the government want to get major projects off the ground sooner and ease the regulatory hoops that businesses must… Read more »
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