Give people and businesses money now they can pay back later (if and when they can)
- Written by Linda Botterill, Professor in Australian Politics, University of Canberra
The novel coronavirus sees Australia facing major unprecedented health and economic crises. The key to preventing a downward spiral of the economy is to avoid a collapse in incomes of newly laid-off workers who won’t be able to afford what they normally purchase, and temporarily closed businesses which won’t be able to pay...