Australia’s JobKeeper Wage Subsidy Extended 6 Months With Changes

People queue up outside a Centrelink office for government payments in Melbourne on April 20, 2020. William West/AFP via Getty Images

The federal government will extend the JobKeeper program for another six months passed the September 27 deadline to support Australian households and businesses through the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic recovery.

JobKeeper will now run through to March 28, 2021.