Adelaide company to make 145 million face masks for Australia's front-line health workers

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The federal government has lavished praise on Australian businesses turning their hand to making coronavirus supplies during the outbreak.

Hundreds of manufacturers have pivoted to making coronavirus-related supplies as the federal government desperately tries to save millions of jobs during the devastating pandemic.

"We put out a request for information about maybe two weeks ago now and there's already been over 340 businesses put their hand up, saying they're prepared to do what it takes," Ms Andrews said. It's the biggest stimulus package in Australia's history, taking the government's spending commitments to $320 billion or 16.4 per cent of gross domestic product.Government announces $1,500 a fortnight wage subsidy to keep Australians in jobs during coronavirus shutdown

 

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SBS I wonder if we can do this faster than China so we dont have to import any.

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