More casual workers may be included in $130bn jobkeeper coronavirus scheme

Attorney general says ‘lifeboat’ for workers to be put to parliament on Wednesday will be ‘inclusive and reasonable’

The government has opened the door to allowing more of the casual workforce to access wage subsidies, as it vowed to press ahead with legislating the $130bn jobkeeper scheme this week.

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