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The federal Covid inquiry has been told the county has suffered long-term health and economic problems because of the pandemic.

COVID left us poorer, sicker and with a big financial headache, inquiry told

Businesses, unions, health experts and the education sector say Australia needs to prepare for future pandemics to avoid repeating mistakes that are still being felt in some parts of the nation.

  • Shane Wright

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Compensation payments spike by $9b with PTSD affecting more young veterans

A surge in veterans’ payments represents one of the biggest budget blowouts, alongside unexpected increases in disaster relief payments and childcare subsidies.

  • Matthew Knott
It’s estimated that JobKeeper saved up to 800,000 jobs at the start of the pandemic.

JobKeeper played critical pandemic role but had its faults, review finds

An independent review of the wage subsidy scheme found it helped stabilise the economy during the pandemic, but tweaks are needed if it’s to be used in future crises.

  • Rachel Clun
People line up outside a Melbourne Centrelink office at the height of the pandemic in 2020. Fiscal stimulus unleashed during the period will be felt in the economy until 2025, new research shows.

$92 billion more than thought pumped into economy during pandemic: analysis

An inquiry into the COVID-era JobKeeper program has been told the extra stimulus contributed to the surge in inflation that has forced the RBA to lift interest rates while eating into real wages.

  • Shane Wright
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Busting the myths that feed our welfare pettiness

The Labor government’s rejection of a recommendation to boost welfare payments reflects broad public acceptance of cruel fictions about the unemployed.

  • Danielle Wood
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is stressing fiscal restraint over spending programs.

Pension costs jump $33 billion to cover ‘skyrocketing costs of living’: Chalmers

JobSeeker payments to the unemployed make up one third of the surge.

  • David Crowe
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A COVID inquiry is needed, but a royal commission may not be the answer

Only an intellectually impoverished society would not be curious about how these decisions were made and whether they worked.

  • Michael Koziol

We can barely afford to be at peace, let alone war

Age readers discuss the tension surrounding China’s claim on Taiwan and what Australia’s best course of action should be.

JobKeeper was used to help keep Australians off the unemployment queues during the COVID-19 recession.

Builders, baristas and beef farmers share in JobKeeper billions

Tax Office data shows how $88 billion in JobKeeper flowed through COVID, with restaurant operators, construction firms and livestock producers getting help.

  • Shane Wright

Justin Hemmes on his Melbourne moves, skyscraper plans – and how he beat anxiety

As he approaches 50, the businessman is still hunting out opportunities, with plans to take on Victoria’s foodie scene and add a skyscraper to Sydney’s Ivy.

  • Anne Hyland

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