Coronavirus

JobKeeper payments are expected to go to 6.6 million Australians, in order to save the jobs of around one million. This gap creates an opportunity to extend the scheme.

Our government went into the COVID-19 crisis with ample capacity for large scale fiscal stimulus, and the massive JobKeeper package is merely a good start.

The ATO has decided not to provide an alternative test to make pre-revenue startups eligible for the federal government’s JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme. So what can these companies do instead?

The government has outlined alternative eligibility tests for the JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme, for businesses that don't fit into the 'standard' criteria.

JobKeeper applications are open and questions abound. Here are answers to some of the most frequently asked queries in our inboxes.

Here's what you need to know to pass the JobKeeper test. What is GST turnover? Which month's revenue do I need to use? We've got some answers for you.

JobKeeper applications are now open - find out where to apply, how and everything else you need to know to access the $1,500 fortnightly payments.

In order to be eligible to claim JobKeeper, employers must have already paid out employees’ wages from March 30 to the time they receive the payment.

The government’s $130 billion JobKeeper wage subsidy package may now offer some support to pre-revenue startups, as new eligibility criteria is revealed.

Employers that try to keep JobKeeper cash for themselves can expect the full force of the law — and employees should be dobbing them in, Scott Morrison says.