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

Senator Wong can repeat false assertions to scare people as often as she wants; it doesn't make them come true. What the government have said is that JobKeeper will remain in place for six months and that we will continue to make responsible decisions on how to most appropriately transition into the strongest possible economic recovery on the other side. There is a review currently underway, which is well publicised, by Treasury. Treasury will be putting advice and recommendations to the government, and the government will continue to make responsible decisions, as we have over the last few months as we've been dealing with a once-in-100-years global pandemic and devastating impacts on the Australian economy.