Federal Government restores pandemic leave payments as COVID cases grow

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a press conference following a National Cabinet meeting in Sydney, Saturday, July 16, 2022. Source: AAP / PAUL BRAVEN/AAPIMAGE

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The Federal Government has restored its $750 pandemic payments for casual workers, after mounting pressure on the issue in the face of the next COVID wave.

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