Prime Minister Scott Morrison and NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian stood together yesterday afternoon in Sydney to announce a $5 billion support package for businesses and workers affected by the current NSW COVID lockdown.

It was quite a departure, for a premier who a month ago was saying no more lockdowns, and a prime minister who has resisted calls for federal support for other states who have closed for business in the pandemic.

Today on Please Explain, the Herald’s state political editor Alexandra Smith joins Tory Maguire to discuss the package and what’s happening in Sydney.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian stood together yesterday afternoon in Sydney to announce a $5 billion support package for businesses and workers affected by the current NSW COVID lockdown.
It was quite a departure, for a premier who a month ago was saying no more lockdowns, and a prime minister who has resisted calls for federal support for other states who have closed for business in the pandemic.
Today on Please Explain, the Herald&rsquo;s state political editor Alexandra Smith joins Tory Maguire to discuss the package and what&rsquo;s happening in Sydney.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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