The government is considering an overhaul of the JobSeeker program. One idea being examined is paying people more support before cutting it after six months.
Almost alone: Australia isolated on climate despite PMâs ambitions
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The world has shifted in the two years since Scott Morrison warned electric cars would end the weekend during the election campaign.
This week President Joe Biden completed a policy U-turn for the US, pledging to convert his federal governmentâs fleet of 650,000 vehicles to electric cars as a centrepiece of the nationâs commitment to hit net-zero emissions by 2050.
The bold policy was a catalyst for General Motors which announced that week it would stop making petrol commuter vehicles by 2035, and itâs now rolling out big-budget advertisements claiming its commitment to reach net-zero emissions by 2040 can jumpstart the countryâs beleaguered auto industry.
âWe need incentivesâ: Technology alone not enough to meet PMâs climate target
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Technology alone wonât be enough for the Australian economy to live up to the Prime Ministerâs hopes of reaching net zero emissions by 2050, experts say.
Giving voice to the most ambitious climate aspirations since forming Coalition government, Scott Morrison on Monday said âour goal is to reach net zero emissions as soon as possible, and preferably by 2050â.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says new technology will drive Australia towards net zero emissions.
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Economist Dr Cameron Murray has backed the government’s view that the JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme does not need to be extended again. Murray argues that relatively few industries still need government support, and he believes that increasing the JobSeeker payment would be a better option as the financial support would go to people who need it.
The Blueprint Institute’s chief economist Steven Hamilton also believes JobKeeper should be phased out on 28 March as scheduled.
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Economist Cameron Murray said it made “total sense” to withdraw JobKeeper at the end of March.