- Treasurer Frydenberg has tested negative for Covid-19. (He was tested after coughing fit in Parliament yesterday)
- Fears of trade war with China, after they banned meat imports from four Australian abattoirs. (SMH)
- Trade Minister Birmingham seeking urgent talks with Chinese counterpart.
- Dairy and wine industries worried that they might be next in line.
- Senate Select Committee on Covid-19 sits today (9am). Witnesses: Dept of Health, PM&C, NCCC, NIAA.
- Attorney General Porter has signalled Govt may limit enterprise agreement variations to twelve months. (AFR)
- follows One Nation suggestion (and Porter needs their vote in Senate on potential disallowance motion).
- Fair Work Commission chief Iain Rodd says that minimum wage panel is obliged to go ahead with decision by June 30. (AFR)
- ACCI has called for the govt to give the FWC discretion to delay in extraordinary circumstances.
- Increased pressure for JobKeeper scheme changes:
- Coalition MPs Warren Entsch and Craig Kelly have called for JobKeeper to be extended in some circumstances. (Australian)
- Jason Falinski MP pressing to phase it out when schools return. (Australian)
- Labor will seek to extend JobKeeper to university workers and entities owned by foreign governments through a disallowance motion. (Guardian)
- Health Minister Hunt will elevate importance of mental health issues with creation of new position of Deputy CMO for Mental Health. (Australian)
