Decision on Covid-19 Supplements Deferred

Minister for Families and Social Services Anne Ruston during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on March 24, 2020. Sam Mooy/Getty Images

More than 1.6 million Australians will have to wait until after the October budget to learn if the government will extend its coronavirus supplement to JobKeeper.

Social Services Minister Anne Ruston on Sept 19 announced the government would not make a call until it could see the impact of a scheduled reduction in payments from next week.