Palaszczuk demands TourismKeeper from federal government

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As reported by Sky News, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has called on the Morrison government to extend JobKeeper for the struggling Queensland tourism industry after closing the state’s border to New South Wales during most of the Christmas holidays:

“We really need the federal government to think about extending JobKeeper for these industries that are doing it tough,” Ms Palaszczuk said.

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.