Sky News host Peta Credlin says federal taxpayers should not be on the hook for JobKeeper for Victorian businesses past September just because Premier DanielAndrewsMP put 'untrained bouncers' in charge of quarantine hotels.
Sky News host Peta Credlin says federal taxpayers should not be on the hook for JobKeeper for Victorian businesses past September just because Premier Daniel Andrews put "untrained bouncers" in charge of quarantine hotels. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has warned if the state is not successful in driving down the number of COVID-19 cases, Melbourne could be in lockdown for more than six weeks.
Victoria has recorded a massive 165 new cases of the novel coronavirus since yesterday, with 40 people now in hospital and nine in intensive care. Mr Andrews confirmed there are 477 cases of community transmission, 932 active cases of COVID-19 across the state, with many of the recent cases being traced back to the hotel quarantine facilities. The Prime Minister confirmed plans are being drafted for another phase of JobKeeper-style support for struggling sectors beyond September.
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