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The US, Brazil and India see biggest increases as worldwide tally grows by 237,743 in 24 hours; Australian parliament postponed on medical advice. Follow all the developments live
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Albanese said the government should have made an announcement regarding jobkeeper and jobseeker before requesting parliament be cancelled.
Had the government made its decision clear to the public before this announcement, then people would have been able to have a view as to whether the changes that will be made and announced this Thursday are up to scratch or not.
Up to this point, there’s 3 million Australians who remain uncertain as to whether support will be given to their job past September. There are small businesses who remain in uncertain territory, unsure of whether they will continue to have support.
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The Australian Labor leader, Anthony Albanese, says the opposition accepts Scott Morrison’s decision to postpone parliament, but has attacked the lack of consultation about the decision.
“Labor has always said that we need to follow the advice by the health experts,” he said, “When it comes to this sitting though, it is problematic. Because Labor has also always argued that the government needs to be held to account – particularly because of the uncertainty that remains with JobKeeper and JobSeeker. Continue reading...