Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Vice-President of the Executive Council) Share this | Hansard source

If a worker is employed by an Australian business that is a wholly-owned Australian business in Australia, and is otherwise eligible because of other requirements being met in relation to turnover variations and the like, then of course workers in that business, through that business, would be able to receive JobKeeper payments. But workers that are working effectively for a foreign government-owned business are not eligible under our rules.