Unfortunately, we do not have a conservative government, and the one we do have is acting in the same Keynesian way as the Rudd Socialist government did during the GFC. Apart from the people who have lost their jobs, thanks to a supremely socialist (Communist) government, there is no shortage of buying power.

Those 'racist' Chinese have now closed their borders. Every regressive that criticised Trump from stopping the Chinese bringing more carriers into the country are silent! Hmmm!

The China virus has caused the private sector workforce to suffer, while public servants continue enjoying better pay and conditions than those available to private sector workers when they are working. There's no chance of public servants losing their jobs.

Perhaps the Government could cut their spending to help those less fortunate in the private sector.

The Commonwealth pay bill is $22 billion. As an ex-public servant, I'm dead certain that there is a lot of dead wood that could be cut, and money saved.

Then there are departments that could be done away with altogether. One such being the The Clean Energy Finance Corporation, which has done little other than give Australia the fourth highest electricity prices in the world, by chucking around $10 billion of taxpayers money per year.

The $444 million grant to the Great Barrier Reef Authority could be recovered, and the Authority's employees be given the chance to compete in the private sector.

The ABC could be sold off for $10 billion dollars.

And there's a lot more useless fat on the Australian public service that would go a long way protect the economy from the disaster of the China virus.

calling for a reduction in the Aged Welfare
Paul1405,
No need for that but they should curb the handouts you're collecting !

Dear runner,

I certainly didn't criticise him but instead I got flack when I wanted Americans barred from entering Australia even when it was obvious they were the leading cause of infections.

mhaze called it Trump derangement syndrome.

Trump called it a hoax.

ttbn, now Mr Zero Credibility, how about we get the aged welfare mob to pull their snouts out of the taxpayer funded govvy trough. Now that would save $20 billion. Agree?