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There's a new temporary COVID disaster payment – who can get it? Who is missing out?

  • Written by Peter Whiteford, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
There's a new temporary COVID disaster payment – who can get it? Who is missing out?Mick Tsikas/AAP

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a new temporary payment to support workers locked down in Melbourne.

This follows growing pressure to provide specific support to those without work and heading into their second week of lockdown — particularly since JobKeeper ended in March.

What is it, who can get it, and who misses...

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