The Deloitte Economic Business Outlook confirms the end of JobKeeper, along with JobSeeker supplements, will hurt Tasmania more than other states & territories.
The Morrison Government’s heartless cut to JobKeeper today will hurt thousands of Tasmanian families still struggling in the middle of a global pandemic.
We were proud to see our job guarantee motion pass Parliament this evening.
The ABS Job figures released today reflect the pain Tasmanians are feeling as a result of the pandemic shutdown.
Young Tasmanians need a unity ticket across parties to get the Morrison Government to hear the case for an increase in Newstart and Youth Allowance.
In the past 11 months, according to the ABS 5 200 jobs have been lost, and youth unemployment is soaring.
The Treasurer still clings to his flimsy line of 1,300 jobs created since the election.
With ABS data showing 5,200 Tasmanians out of work since last September, the Liberal Government does indeed have a jobs’ crisis on its hands.
The Liberals promised Tasmanians looking for work the world when they came to office. Sadly, what we have seen could not be further from the truth.
The latest NAB State Update is a grim reality check for the Hodgman Government, which may explain the Treasurer’s silence on its release.