Coronavirus: The Cost | Q+A |
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| With strict bans on travel and group gatherings now in place, thousands of Australian businesses, jobs and livelihoods have evaporated overnight. The constant queues outside Centrelink tell the story - we are facing a devastating and widespread economic downturn, not seen for generations.
Millions are expected to be plunged into unemployment as a result of the looming recession, so how will we cope? Is the government stimulus enough? Should laid off workers receive better wage support? Should there be a mortgage and rent freeze? What glimmers of hope exist in the fast-changing economic landscape?
Joining Hamish live from various locations across Australia:
Nicki Hutley, Economist, Deloitte Access Economics
Matt Comyn, CEO and Managing Director of Commonwealth Bank
Jennifer Westacott, CEO, Business Council of Australia
Montaigne, Musician and artist
Also taking some of your questions:
Michael Sukkar, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Housing
Linda Burney, Shadow Minister for Families and Social Services
Please submit a video question via our website by 12pm Monday for the chance to ask the panel live via Skype.
Watch Q+A Monday 9.35pm on ABC TV, streamed live 9.35pm AEDT on ABC iview or on our website. |
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Get to know the panellists |
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| | Montaigne was due to represent Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest before it was cancelled due to the coronavirus | Read via ABC NEWS |
| | | CEO of Commonwealth Bank Matt Comyn says small businesses are "going to need direct financial assistance so that they can keep paying their people... and keep their businesses viable." | Read via ABC NEWS |
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| | Last week, Nicki Hutley told Patricia Karvelas that "we have yet to see the worst of the economic downturn... there is no doubt there will be quite severe implications." | Listen via ABC RN |
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| | | | | | | | | With the Coronavirus epidemic now set to last for many months, and government introducing stricter controls, the need for good clear medical information has become paramount. Q+A turns to medical experts Dr Norman Swan, Professor Paul Kelly and Professor Sharon Lewin to answer your questions. | | | | | | |
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If you can't make it, ask your question via Skype | | | | We want questions from every corner of Australia. Get in touch by 12pm Monday for the chance to question the panel live via Skype. | |
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