Business owners are battling staff demanding JobKeeper payments but refusing to work.
Police will be barred from accessing metadata in the new coronavirus app,after the Attorney-General vowed regulatory action.
It was only six weeks ago that Christian Porter said casual workers would be prepared to weather the coronavirus because they are paid more by the hour.
The government and Labor have come together to pass the $130 billion wage subsidy package. Watch how it happened.
The Attorney-General has announced the government's legislation will let employers make big changes to how their staff operate while on JobKeeper wage subsidies.
A high-stakes deal on workplace law has cleared a key obstacle to the Morrison government passing its $130 billion JobKeeper wage subsidy.
The government will expand the definition of people who can qualify for the new subsidy of $1500 when they have worked for multiple employers over the past year.
Parliament is set to authorise at least one committee and possibly two in order to call ministers to account.
Attorney-General Christian Porter made the change on March 2 but it was never announced by the government.
The Industrial Relations Minister argued casual workers are already prepared to take time off work while sick and paid well in lieu of leave entitlements.
The government is urging businesses to keep all staff on the books amid concerns over the impact of the coronavirus on businesses and lost wages for casual workers.