MORNING BRIEFING: New figures reveal more than 10 million Dine and Discover vouchers have gone unspent. Last year, the government issued 33 million vouchers to help local businesses stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic.
New figures reveal that more than 10 million Dine and Discover vouchers have gone unspent.
The program expired yesterday, with data from Service NSW showing that only 22 million of the vouchers were redeemed — 68 per cent of the total number issued.Areas with the highest percentage of vouchers being redeemed included Blacktown, Canterbury-Bankstown and the Central Coast.
On the South Coast Line, buses are replacing trains between Wollongong and Kiama and Wollongong and Port Kembla.The Labor opposition says many questions about the appointment of John Barilaro remain unanswered. "It's a decision for him to resign, but the bigger question is how he was appointed in the first place," said Penny Sharpe, leader of the opposition in the Upper House.
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