Should the Australian government expand its JobKeeper payments to the foreign owned Virgin Airlines, so that they can still pay their 15,000 Australian workers?
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Should Virgin Airlines get Taxpayer Assistance?
Virgin Airlines pays no Tax in Australia.
Virgin Australia has asked the Australian Federal Government for a 1.4 billion dollar bailout to help it through the coronavirus crisis.
Its owners are not prepared to put up their own money, and want help from the Australian Taxpayers.
Virgin Airlines is a … Read the rest
Toilet tissue IGA $3.47 per roll
Some IGA stores are selling individual Toilet Rolls for $3.47 per single roll.
But they say that they are selling at their Cost Price, no profit margin added.
It appears that these “Bath Tissue” rolls are a commercial product. Two ply, but with 835 sheets per roll according to the … Read the rest
Politicians Breaching Coronavirus Public Health Order.
Politicians also Breach the Rules covering the Coronavirus Public Health Orders.
Senator Deborah O’Neill
It was reported that Senator Deborah O’Neill rented out her Copacabana holiday home from April 6 to 8 despite social distancing rules being in place from March 30.
NSW Police Minister David Elliott said “It’s … Read the rest
COVID-19 Deaths Australia and New Zealand
Some people comment on the difference between the COVID-19 fatality rates in Australia and New Zealand, asking why the death rate in Australia is much higher.
I wonder if they look at the rate or just the total number. The numbers will be higher as Australia has a much higher … Read the rest
The IMF forecast Australia’s economy will increase by 6.1 per cent in 2021
News reports are highlighting the negative side of the very recent IMF economic reports, taking account of the current pandemic.
An example being the IMF’s prediction of a 6.7 per cent shrinking of the Australian economy, in 2020.
Headlines like this are showing:
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IMF’s dire prediction on Aussie economy for
Is Australia still issuing Offshore Visas?
Offshore Visas for Australia, during the Covid coronavirus.
Assuming the question about if Australia is still issuing Offshore Visas, is being asked while Australia has basically closed its borders due to COVID-19, the answer is that it depends on which offshore visa you are applying for, and what country you … Read the rest
When should Social Distancing rules change?
When will social distancing restrictions be removed?
Australia’s Chief Medical Officer, Brendan Murphy, has said that authorities should not consider easing distancing restrictions until they are confident the public health system can deal with the “inevitable increase in infections” that would follow.
He did also say that Australia … Read the rest
Australian Coronavirus Hospitalisations
As at 13th April 2020, Australia has 378 Covid-19 Coronavirus patients in hospital, with 82 of these in ICU, with 35 using ventilators.
Hospitalisations include:
- 222 in NSW with 30 in ICU and 21 on a ventilator.
- 40 in VIC with 14 in ICU and none on a ventilator.
- 28
Temporary Visa Holders Excluded from Covid-19 Benefits
Coronavirus JobKeeper program.
The Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, has stayed that more than a million casual workers, who have been with their employers for less than 12 months, and more than 2 million workers on temporary visas, are not included in the JobKeeper program, and that every million workers added … Read the rest