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A business administrator has been sentenced to nine months home detention for defrauding the COVID-19 Wage Subsidy scheme.
Budget 2025 sets out the Government’s programme for achieving its targets, supporting economic growth and continuing to keep a tight rein on government spending.
The Government has launched public consultation on proposals to improve the Working for Families scheme. The objective is to increase certainty for families about their Working for Families payments and help families avoid getting into Working for Families debt.
A woman who made nine fraudulent claims under the COVID-19 Wage Subsidy scheme and received over $13,000 has been sentenced to home detention.
A man who used two business names to make 18 fraudulent COVID-19 Wage Subsidy scheme applications has been sentenced to eight months home detention.
A man who used fraudulent details in COVID Wage Subsidy applications has been sentenced to home detention.
A man who made 24 fraudulent COVID-19 Wage Subsidy claims and received almost $36,000 has been jailed for 21 months.
