Give us 'AviationKeeper' to survive, air industry pleads

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Give us 'AviationKeeper' to survive, air industry pleads | nickbonyhady

for most of this year because it remains unclear how effective planned vaccinations will be in slowing the virus' spread.

The sector is proposing its "AviationKeeper" scheme would run until flights and travel returned to normal.Australian Services Union official Emeline Gaske said aviation workers feared for their futures."Our members have been to hell and back over the last year, and 2021 looks no more promising," said Ms Gaske, an assistant national secretary.

Asked earlier in the week whether continued border closures justified continuing JobKeeper for the tourism sector, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the economy overall was recovering. "What I've simply said is that Australian taxpayers can't underwrite the Australian economy forever," Mr Morrison said.

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asu_nsw_act nickbonyhady If all adults are vaccinated but can have no symptoms & not be tested & spread covid to the unvaccinated, how can i not be contracting covid at work & not knowing & bringing it home to infect my kids? What protection do i have as a worker?

nickbonyhady As long as its a bridging loan. Conditional that no dividends be paid before the taxpayer is repaid. Lets not continue to socialise corporate hardship. It's part of capitalism (especially when recently purchased by one of the worlds largest PE firms)

nickbonyhady You do realise the aviation industry may never recover?

nickbonyhady You do realise the aviation industry may never recover?

nickbonyhady How about we end all “keepers” - there is a never ending stream of rent seekers now looking for their team to sup on taxpayer funds.

nickbonyhady Any chance we could get airline staff picking fruit A fortune to be made according the deputy PM

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