Australian PM Walks Middle Path on Post-Virus Support

Australian PM Walks Middle Path on Post-Virus Support
Prime Minister Scott Morrison discusses the planning maps at an infrastructure announcement in Macquarie Park in Sydney, Australia on June 29, 2020. Mark Kolbe/Getty Images
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has warned against creating a dependency on COVID-19 support measures as economists urge the government to continue welfare schemes.

The Grattan Institute has recommended the government spend between $70 billion and $90 billion on extra economic stimulus measures.