Picking an endgame: Why Australia must shut everything down, and restart when COVID-19 is gone
Nobody likes talking about the COVID-19 endgame, but Australia needs to choose one. It will determine the number of avoidable deaths and hospital admissions, and the deep and systemic effects on Australia’s economy and society.
‘Buy a takeaway’: Northern Territory to establish $50 million small business “survival fund”
Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner has urged territorians to keep placing takeaway food orders during the COVID-19 pandemic to help small businesses survive.
Jobs at risk as Tigerlily collapses into administration
Swimwear retailer Tigerlily has collapsed as woes for Australia's retail sector continue, compounded by fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Coronavirus update for business: Harvey Norman’s bumper coronavirus season, budget postponed, and Netflix is too powerful for Aussie internet
The federal budget has been postponed, Netflix is too powerful for Aussie internet providers, and Gerry Harvey is cashing in on coronavirus.
Cancel your holidays: Morrison bolsters travel restrictions in latest blow to tourism sector
New travel warnings advise Australians to cancel all non essential travel plans, the latest blow for the already struggling tourism sector.
Government announces a $66 billion second coronavirus stimulus: What’s available to small businesses, and how do I claim it?
Just 10 days after announcing its coronavirus stimulus package, the Morrison government has released a second, beefed-up and more robust version.
These are the businesses forced to shut down amid new coronavirus restrictions
Business shutdowns are taking place across the country this week after federal and state officials announced restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus.
What the government’s second stimulus package offers employers… and why it’s not all it’s cracked up to be
The federal government came out swinging yesterday and announced part two of its COVID-19 stimulus plan, bringing the total package to $189 billion.
Victorian government to refund payroll tax and establish business support fund in $1.7 billion response to COVID-19
The Victorian government will begin refunding payroll tax payments to businesses across the state this week as part of its economic stimulus package in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19: Landlords will kill our economy
Business owner Ian Whitworth argues we need legislation to ban rents for COVID-19-affected businesses.
Why you should draw on your business’ core values in your coronavirus response
Have you called on your core values, and I mean literally looked to them for guidance, in deciding what to do in the face of coronavirus?
How the coronavirus crisis is causing income from Indigenous art to plummet
The closure of Aboriginal lands to visitors in response to COVID-19 means tourist visits stopped abruptly, along with the income from buying art they provided.
