Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy gave an update after today's National Cabinet meeting. This is what they said.
A big part of National Cabinet's agenda today was looking at the road out of the virus and back to a world where government isn't the main supporter of the economy.
"[The Institute] also highlighted … that any sense of business as usual when it comes to the policy framework we had at the election will need to be reconsidered on the other side to make sure we can achieve growth that will be necessary for our economy to get people back into work, economy back on track," he said.He said National Cabinet was very aware of the challenge facing the country but that was a"discussion for another day" further down the line.
"Where the confusion arises is that teachers are more at risk in the staffroom than they are in the classroom when it comes to how the health advice plays out and the impact of this virus on children as opposed to teachers." "I have always considered the six months the period in which we have been operating and will operate these lifeline measures in the economy, which is JobSeeker and JobKeeper," he said.But as for all the other measures, like rent relief and business support, Scott Morrison indicated that they would stay for as long as need be, which, you guessed it, is all based on our virus numbers.
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