Through repeated changes to the rules, the government has deliberately excluded unis from the JobKeeper scheme.
Today I've lodged a disallowance motion in the Senate to overturn as many of those rules as we can #auspol #SaveHigherEdJobs
30,000 jobs are on the line, with impacted staff in every corner of the country. The unfair treatment must end this week. Parliament has the opportunity to reject this malicious exclusion of universities.
The government keeps shifting the goalposts and the madness has to stop. The failure to support universities through this crisis jeopardises not just our recovery but also our long-term future.
I call on Labor and the crossbench to do the right thing and back this motion, which would potentially save jobs in every state and territory, and deliver much-needed support to our universities and their staff at this very difficult time.
In addition to JobKeeper, universities need a dedicated rescue package to massively boost funding, save jobs and research, improve conditions and abolish fees #auspol
Read my full statement: mehreen-faruqi.greensmps.org.au/articles/green…
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