Nick Kyrgios offers to help struggling Aussies put food on their table amid coronavirus crisis

Tennis champion Nick Kyrgios has offered to open his wallet and help Australians struggling financially amid the coronavirus pandemic.   

The generosity comes as more than a million Australians face being unemployed, equating to one in ten of the country’s working population of 12.5 million.

The Australian tennis star took to Instagram on Monday and posted the message in the hopes of helping those struggling during the pandemic.  

‘If ANYONE is not working/not getting an income and runs out of food, or times are just tough… please don’t go to sleep with an empty stomach,’ he wrote.

‘Don’t be afraid or embarrassed to send me a private message. I will be more than happy to share whatever I have.’

Businesses across the country have been forced to close in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without work.  

Last week, thousands of newly-unemployed workers flocked to their local Centrelink offices to claim unemployment welfare.

Economists predict 814,000 Australians will be added to dole queues before the end of June.

Centrelink is rapidly recruiting an extra 5,000 staff to deal with the influx of demand.

Lines stretched out the door of a Centrelink in Sydney after thousands were laid off 

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said while the Centrelink queues are heartbreaking, the alternative is worse.

‘What we don’t want is queues for people who need a machine to help them breathe. We cannot have people queuing for intensive care beds. That will mean they will die,’ he said in Melbourne on Wednesday.

‘We’ve got to buy time … if you can stay home, you must stay home. No dinner party, no shopping trip is worth a life.’