Here’s a little something that the Prime Minister should be urgently seeking advice on – or backbenchers with any steel in their spines should be asking him.

Are poor Joe and Joan Taxpayer going to be shelling out to keep that vital national service GetUp! running during this time of crisis?

We here at Flat White see the situation as something like this:

• GetUp!, as a not for profit – even one that isn’t registered with the charities regulator, the ACNC – could be entitled to the $1,500 per employee per fortnight Job Keeker Payment to protect its staff.