Coming up on Q+A: Fight of our Lives |
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| The pandemic has already taken a terrible economic toll and the recovery will take longer than first predicted.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says we are in the “fight of our lives”, with Australia recording the largest budget deficit in modern history.
The Government’s JobKeeper payment is to be extended until March next year, but with reduced payments for staff, and businesses having to prove their turnover is down more than 30%.
Melbourne is back in lockdown, and Sydney bracing for more restrictions, so will the reduced subsidies be enough to keep businesses afloat? The JobSeeker supplement will remain in place until the end of the year, but with payments reduced by $300 a fortnight.
So who will benefit, who will lose out, and will it be enough to keep our hardest hit sectors going?
How long can the assistance go on for? And what is the most sustainable way out of this recession?
Joining Hamish on the panel live:
Bill Bowtell, Adjunct Professor, UNSW and Strategic Health Policy Adviser
Gigi Foster, Economist, UNSW
George Megalogenis, Author and journalist
Cassandra Goldie, CEO of Australian Council of Social Service
Karen Soo, Executive Officer at the Haymarket Chamber of Commerce
Please submit a question via our website by 9am Monday for the chance to ask the panel.
Watch Q+A Monday 9.35pm on ABC TV, streamed live 9.35pm AEST on ABC iview or on our website.
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Get to know the panellists |
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 | Infectious diseases expert Bill Bowtell believes Australia should change its COVID-19 strategy to a more ambitious "elimination" plan. | Read via ABC NEWS |
|  | Gigi Foster believes young people will struggle the most in the pandemic recovery. | Listen via ABC RN |
|  | George Megalogenis questions whether Victoria did enough to protect vulnerable communities before the spike in cases. | Read via ABC NEWS |
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 | | | | | | | | The path to our new normal is changing rapidly. As life opens up for much of the country, our two most populated states are battling to contain a growing number of COVID cases. How long can we afford this stop-start scenario? | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | | L-FRESH the LION speaks to the panel about his love for western Sydney, and the concerns he holds for those in his community who have been disproportionately fined and targeted during the pandemic. | | | | | | |
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| | | | | Q+A is taking questions from every corner of Australia. Upload your video to the Q+A website by 9am Monday for the chance to question the panel. | |
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