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‘This is a crucial sector’: Morrison government unveils another airline lifeline as Queensland’s Covid outbreak worsens
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The Morrison government has unveiled a $100m program to help domestic airlines retain their staff through lockdowns and border closures – and the Coalition will also retain its half-price flight scheme in an effort to boost tourism.
Unveiling another aviation lifeline on Monday, the deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce told reporters domestic airlines would be able to access a $750-a-week payment for 50% of their workforce if they could show a 30% downturn in their business since Sydney was declared a Covid-19 hotspot.
Read the original article at The Guardian