The federal treasurer says the call to apologize for pandemic sickness payments is “ridiculous.”
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has ridiculed calls on the government to apologize to casual workers for pandemic sick leave payments. Key points: Chalmers rejected Deputy Liberal leader Sussan Ley’s statement that the prime minister owes an apology to those affected by COVID-19 He called the comment “ridiculous” because it was the government of Ley who …