Federal MP Mike Freelander, who is also a practising medical doctor, said people would suffer without access to the payment.
“It’s going to put a lot of pressure on people to go to work when they are not well and it will increase the spread of the variants, putting pressure on hospital systems that are already overloaded,” he said.
New South Wales Labor leader Chris Minns also called on the Federal Government to reconsider.
“There needs to be an urgent rethink of the $750 for those who have been stuck at home with the COVID-19 illness,” he said.
defended the decision to scrap the leave payment on Nine NewsJustine Elliotsaida third wave was on the wayWtf? I’m so angry I am shaking.
‘Our’ Labor Govt has decided to end more than 70 different telehealth services, wind up of pandemic leave payments despite Australia entering into a devastating third wave of the virus, and today, end free Covid tests for concession card holders. — Wendy (@EcuNurse) July 12, 2022
Of course governments all have to make hard decisions – read unpopular – but pandemic leave payments for casuals at least, is a no brainer. The cost of an out of control pandemic will add to the debt mountain. Short sighted blame shifting the previous govt won’t work @AlboMP
— Paul Bongiorno (@PaulBongiorno) July 14, 2022
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