Entertainment
JobKeeper payments extended for six months – but recipients will get less than before – 7NEWS.com.au
Here’s what the new payment scheme means for you.
The revised JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme – established prior to the peak of to coronavirus pandemic – has passed parliament.
A six-month extension of the system was passed on Tuesday.
It means payments will continue until March 2021.
However, payments will be cut from the flat rate of $1,500 per fortnight.
From September 28, recipients who worked more than 20 hours per week before the pandemic will receive $1,200 per fortnight.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. C…
-
General16 hours agoAustralian celebrity chef Peter Russell-Clarke dies aged 89
-
Noosa News23 hours agoBarn-owl project reducing farmers’ reliance on poison to manage rats and mice
-
Noosa News20 hours agoSouth-west Queensland highway closed after truck carrying oxygen cylinders catches fire
-
General22 hours agoThe best ways to clean your home coffee machine