The pandemic has already taken a terrible economic toll and the recovery will take longer than predicted. Who will benefit and who will lose out from reduced subsidies? Will it be enough to keep our hardest-hit sectors going?

Panellists: Bill Bowtell, Adjunct Professor, UNSW and Strategic Health Policy Adviser; Gigi Foster, Economist, UNSW; George Megalogenis, Author and journalist; Cassandra Goldie, CEO of Australian Council of Social Service; and Karen Soo, Executive Officer at the Haymarket Chamber of Commerce. With a live cross to Simon Birmingham, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment; and Katy Gallagher, Shadow Minister for Finance.

The impact of Victoria's state of disaster: Will businesses survive and what powers do police and state government have? How will border closures impact the nation? How do we look after our mental and emotional well being?

Panellists: Tim Wilson, Victorian Liberal MP; Kimberley Kitching, Victorian Labor Senator; Dinesh Palipana, Emergency doctor and disability advocate; Michele O'Neil, ACTU President; Paul Waterson, CEO, Australian Venue Co.; and Killian Ashe, Psychiatrist, Royal Melbourne Hospital.