federal government slashes COVID payment when people need it most
- Written by Cassandra Goldie, Adjunct Professor and UNSW Law Advisory Council Member, UNSW
With Australia’s official COVID-19 infection numbers topping 100,000 a day, the federal government has slashed its last remaining pandemic support payment.
The decision is ill-timed, irresponsible and heartless. It is stripping away support for those most affected by the pandemic at the time they need it most. It will place those in low...