Australians get $900 cheques from the State to boost economy!!!

Australians have started receiving $900 (£444) bonus payments from the government that are aimed at boosting spending and protecting the economy from recession.

The one-off payments, which will cost the government $42bn and constitute the country's biggest cash handout in history, started in March and will trickle into millions of bank accounts by July.

Australians have been urged to spend the money on locally-owned businesses to keep their fellow citizens in employment. More...

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