More than 1.6 million Australians will have to wait until after the October budget to learn if the government will extend its coronavirus supplement payment.
More than 1.6 million Australians will have to wait until after the October budget to learn if the government will extend its coronavirus supplement to JobKeeper.
"We don't know what Australia is going to look like on the other side of this pandemic. We don't know when it's going to end." About 1.6 million Australians receive unemployment payments, which were boosted in April by $550 a fortnight. From next week, the supplement will be cut to $250 each fortnight.
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