Federal Budget to Be a ‘Titanic Effort’: Aussie PM

Federal Budget to Be a ‘Titanic Effort’: Aussie PM
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg arrive in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on May 13, 2020. Sam Mooy/Getty Images
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The federal budget will be “unprecedented” in Australia’s history as the federal government does some “very heavy lifting” to ensure the economy can emerge successfully from the COVID-19 economic crisis, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says.

Morrison says the government will continue to step up with targeted spending to help increase the number of jobs.