His remarks in the wake of the April job loss data:
- Australia jobs report April: Employment Change -594.3K (vs. -575K expected) 6.2% unemployment rate
- AUD and NZD fall to fresh session lows after the terrible Australian job loss numbers
- Australian PM Morrison says a hard news on job losses
Frydenberg
- job losses are heartbreaking
- says lifting restrictions gradually will help get people back in work
- says economic numbers will get worse before they get better