The Albanese government will reinstate the pandemic leave payment for workers who have to isolate but do not have sick leave, after earlier vigorously defending its ending on budgetary grounds.
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For many small businesses the past month has been the most difficult period of the pandemic. Australia needs a better plan to help more survive.
With Australia now in the worst stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, there could hardly be a worse time for Australian government to cut and restrict its Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment.
The federal government must provide more support if Victorian businesses and households are to survive the state’s Stage 4 lockdown.
Non-essential retailers across Melbourne will be shut under Victoria’s unprecedented lockdown, while Scott Morrison announced a “pandemic disaster payment” worth $1,500 for Victorian workers.
