Scott Morrison is steering in the right direction, but we're going to need a bigger boat
- Written by Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW
The Australian government’s JobKeeper wage subsidy, estimated to cost A$130 billion, is a crucial measure to help keep the economy from completely cratering.
But, even if COVID-19 is sufficiently under control for the economy to return to semi-normality in six months, the plan is unlikely to be sufficient and will need to be increased. To...
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