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NewsColony Millions of hard-hit Australians will start receiving $1,500 JobKeeper payments TODAY  Millions of struggling Australians will start receiving the first round of the $1,500 JobKeeper payments from today. More than 73,000 businesses and 4.7million employees will benefit from the Federal Government’s wage subsidy scheme designed to keep employees on the books during the COVID-19 economic downturn.  Eligible businesses will receive $1,500 every fortnight for each eligible employee – which equates to about 70 per cent of the national median wage.   Business owners are legally obligated to give the money to their workers.  All full-time and part-time employees, and with casual workers who have been in the job for a year, are eligible for the scheme. More than 73,000 businesses and 4.7million employees will benefit from the Federal Government’s wage subsidy scheme which was rolled out on Wednesday Fewer businesses than expected have signe...