‘Temporary’ COVID Disaster Payment Offered to Victorians: Aussie PM
Victorians who lose 20 or more work hours per week due to state government lockdowns will be eligible for up to $500 from the federal government.
Those who lose under 20 hours per week will be eligible for $325, but must not have liquid assets of more than $10,000, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on June 3.
“Australians who have had their hours of work and income significantly affected due to state lockdowns will be eligible for a temporary COVID Disaster Payment,” Morrison said in a statement.
“The rapid support will be paid weekly to those workers who reside or work in a Commonwealth declared hotspot and are therefore unable to attend work and earn an income as a result of state-imposed health restrictions, which last for greater than one week.”
Ranchi: Rejecting the corruption charges levelled by BJP MLA Babulal Marandi, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Thursday claimed all illegal activities in Santhal Pargana have stopped since the Hemant Soren government assumed office in January 2020. More than 900 vehicles involved in illegal mining and transportation have been seized and Rs 90 lakh has been levied as fine in Santhal Pargana till May this year. Our government is determined to halt all illegal activities in the region, JMM general secretary Supriyo Bhattacharya said.
On June 1, Marandi had accused JMM of being involved in corruption, extortion and other criminal activities in the division. Marandi had pointed fingers at Pankaj Mishra, representative of chief minister Hemant Soren in the Barhait assembly constituency, and said he was actively involved in a host of illegal activities. Marandi had claimed Mishra had threatened a local BJP functionary for tweeting against the incumbent government and usurping the lands
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