SYDNEY: Foreign workers in Australia who have lost their jobs in the Covid-19 (coronavirus) crisis should go home, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said on Sunday (April 12).
"If there is no work for them, they can go back to their home country, that is an option for them," Frydenberg said on national broadcaster ABC's Insiders morning programme on Sunday.
He was asked whether the government would extend its A$130bil programme subsidising employers to keep on workers during the economic freeze to include foreign workers and more casual workers. Frydenberg said government spending of a total of A$320bil on keeping jobs and supporting jobless workers was a significant hit to the public purse and"the line had to be drawn somewhere."Frydenberg said there will be a significant rise in unemployment and reduction in the rate of economic growth as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.Economists forecast an unemployment rate of 5.4% for March when figures are released on Thursday, a jump of 0.3% on February.
Education Minister Dan Tehan announced fees for retraining and university will be slashed so that people can use their time in lockdown to study for new careers in areas such as nursing, teaching, IT and science. - dpa/Asian News Network
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