The Prime Minister has today bowed to mounting pressure - re-instating pandemic leave payments for millions of Australians. DETAILS: Fi_Willan 9News
support payments will be reinstated to ensure Australians who catch the virus and cannot work are financially protected.
The payments support workers, especially casual employees who do not receive sick leave, to have a $750 payment while isolating with COVID-19 to subsidise loss of income.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has restored COVID-19 support payments during the winter surge of cases.
Albanese said reinstating the support payments is expected to cost around $780 million to split with states and territories. He warned COVID-19 case numbers are expected to peak in August which is why support payments will go through until the end of September.Furthermore, leaders agreed for the Commonwealth to introduce a new telehealth option to assess Australians who have COVID-19 for eligibility to receive anti-viral treatments.
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