Queensland’s acting premier has this morning labelled Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenburg’s rejection of further assistance for the struggling tourism industry as “heartless” and “cruel”.
The comments made by Steven Miles on Channel 7’s Sunrise program come after Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk called for an extension of the JobKeeper program last week.
The current JobKeeper program is set to expire on 28 March and is currently assisting more than 3,600 Cairns, 400 Brisbane and 600 Surfers paradise businesses