Cash handout of $750 for 6.5 million pensioners and others receiving government payments
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
A payment of $750 will be made from the end of this month to about 6.5 million people as part of the government’s $17.6 billion stimulus package aimed at keeping Australia out of a recession caused by the impact of the coronavirus.
The one-off tax free payment will go to pensioners and others who receive income support, including those who...