.chriskkenny says he is worried about these payments to help pensioners and welfare recipients, as it ‘just looks like another one-off government payment to win votes and cover up the real problems’. kennyonsunday Budget2019
Sky News host Chris Kenny says Australia’s energy situation is ‘so bad’ the government must ‘hand out cash’ to people to help them meet their bills. The Morrison government will announce a one-off Energy Assistance Payment in the Budget on Tuesday, granting 3.
5 million low income earners up to $125 each for soaring power bills. Mr Kenny says he is worried about these payments to help pensioners and welfare recipients, as it ‘just looks like another one-off government payment to win votes and cover up the real problems’. Image: News Corp Australia
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