The successor to JobKeeper can't do its job. There's an urgent need for JobMaker II
- Written by Renee Fry-McKibbin, Professor of Economics, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
workskil/ShutterstockUntil the end of last month one million workers were paid by JobKeeper.
This month there are none. Treasury thinks up to 150,000 will lose their jobs.
Credible estimates put the number higher, at as much as one quarter of a million.
In its place, the government introduced a A$4 billion JobMaker Hiring Credit. It will give...
