The minister responsible for emergency payments, Bridget McKenzie, has been called out over a suggestion that she would rather be on welfare in Australia than anywhere else in the world.
The minister responsible for emergency payments, Bridget McKenzie, has been called out over a suggestion she would rather be on welfare in Australia than anywhere else in the world.
Welfare recipients who have lost eight hours of work a week or more will get a $200 top-up on their regular payments. But there are 350,000 people on welfare supports in Greater Sydney lockdown areas who won't get any extra help. "I would rather be on welfare here in Australia than anywhere else in the world going through this global pandemic." NSW reports record 239 COVID-19 cases and two new deaths as authorities further tighten restrictions
"In almost any developed country in the world, you would be better off being on unemployment benefits than Australia."
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