The chairman of Mildura has become Australia’s first airport boss to call for the JobKeeper scheme to be extended after it emerged the initiative is $60 billion under budget.
A new government scheme to underwrite agriculture and fishery cargo previously cut off by the coronavirus crisis began in Hobart today.
Scott Morrison said interstate movement restrictions harm the economy, jobs and were never agreed by the National Cabinet at the start of the month.
Other speculation emerging ahead of Friday’s second-round deadline includes the revelation that knocked out bidders Brookfield and IndiGo are both considering re-entering the competition.
Despite the ongoing state feud about the appropriate time to open borders back up, sentiment among the industry is positive, with Qantas raring to go as soon as they’re given the green light and bidding for Virgin to be finalised by this Friday.
However, the event has said the uncertainty around international travel means it will focus on aircraft available within the country.