Labor won't stand in the way of the federal government's stimulus package - even though they don't think it goes far enough.
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The government has announced a $17.6 billion spending package to try to stave off a recession from the economic hit of coronavirus.
The package includes a $750 one-off cash payment to jobseekers, pensioners, families and others.
Cash payments of between $2000 and $25,000 will be directed to small and medium businesses to help pay wages or hire extra staff.
Whitlam MP Stephen Jones said Labor would back the government's package, even though it didn't do the same for the party's economic stimulus during the GFC.
"We'll be providing bipartisan support for this through the parliament because we were critical of the government holding our legislation up," Mr Jones said.
"We're not going to do the same thing that they did, so they will have our full support in getting the legislation through."
Mr Jones said the $750 cash payment for low-income households was a good move as it would go straight into the economy rather than the bank.
"We know that if you give money to low-income households they are going to spend it immediately and locally," Mr Jones said.
"So we hope that assists local small businesses by getting more custom through their door."
While Labor will support the stimulus package, Mr Jones said it will also call out any shortfalls - two of which he has already identified.
He felt not enough was being offered for casual workers who may have to self isolate for two weeks.
"One in four workers are casuals and we think some special arrangements should have been put into place for them," Mr Jones said.
He also felt small-scale infrastructure projects, like bike tracks or other community facilities needed to be funded, because they provided a more immediate boost to the economy.
"The reason I think these are good in an economic downturn is that you can get them up and running quickly," he said.
"If you want to build roads or new railways, they can take years before money starts to flow because of all the planning that's needed, whereas every local council in the country will have a list of small-scale projects that are ready to go if there was funding available."