Frydenberg: ‘We have done an enormous amount' to support Victoria during the pandemic

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says while the Morrison government has offered assistance to Victoria following the 5.9 magnitude earthquake, he has declined a request for additional funding for the state’s construction sector during the two-week shutdown.

“I did speak to my counterpart Tim Pallas, who I have a good constructive working relationship with, and he did ask for some additional money for the construction sector,” he told Sky News host Andrew Bolt.

“But I made very clear to him that we’ve already provided very significant funding to Victoria, including the COVID disaster payment where we pick up the bill.

“And around $200 billion has already been made available to 570,000 people in Victoria, including those who may be affected by the construction industry interruption.”