Labor's Andrew Leigh accuses companies of misusing jobkeeper to pay executive bonuses

Shadow assistant treasurer uses speech to parliament to name companies that claimed jobkeeper and then paid bonuses or dividends

The shadow assistant treasurer, Andrew Leigh, has claimed in parliament that some Australian companies are misusing the jobkeeper scheme by channelling millions of dollars into executive bonuses.

In a speech to parliament on Monday night, the Labor frontbencher attacked companies including IDP Education, which employs Australia’s highest-paid chief executive, and Star Casino.

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