The Queensland Government Will Pay You to Catch Coronavirus (It’s True!)
Channel: Daily Insight
Date: 2020-06-06

Yes, it’s true. The Queensland Government will now pay you to catch coronavirus. Well, I’ve slightly modified the phrasing of that headline to make it sound a bit more sensationalist. But that’s essentially what the Premier of Queensland Annastacia Palaszczuk had to announce on Friday 5th June. Officially it’s called, “Hardship payment for casual workers and eligible employees with coronavirus (COVID-19)”. It’s a one-off payment of $1,500 from the 5th June which will be available over the next six months. But before you go out and start hugging random strangers, there are a few caveats: You must test positive to COVID-19 on or after 5 June 2020, and be required to self-isolate for a minimum of 14 days; You must be over 17 years of age; You must be a Queensland resident; You must not be receiving the JobKeeper payment or any other Australian Government income support; If you have not tested positive but were required to quarantine for 14 days due to returning from overseas, interstate or for any other reason, you are NOT eligible for the payment; If you contract COVID-19 within your workplace, well forget about it, you’re also not eligible. Not to mention the fact that Australia has only had two new cases of COVID-19 over the last 24 hours. The chances of actually catching the virus, and meeting all of these strict eligibility requirements, is pretty much zero. I estimate that over the next six months, the Queensland Government will spend approximately $0 on this payment scheme. Or am I just being cynical?

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