PM unveils $130bn jobs package
Workers will be kept in their jobs with fortnightly $1500 government-funded payments in an extraordinary $130 billion bid to keep Australia’s economy afloat.
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Coronavirus death toll in Australia climbs to 13
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Elective surgery hold announced as Aussie cases skyrocket
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Stage two lockdown might happen tomorrow
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