Coronavirus

Lockdown and business support announcements need to happen simultaneously to give the business community stability.

The federal government is expected to announce a support package for Victorian businesses affected by the two-week lockdown in Melbourne.

Thousands of businesses and their employees are at risk while debate drags on about who does what and who pays for it.

The Victorian government will double the value of grants for businesses affected by the extension of the lockdown in Melbourne.

Melbourne business will continue operating under ‘circuit breaker’ restrictions for another seven days, after the Victorian government extended the state’s fourth lockdown in metropolitan Melbourne only.

A homewares supplier that employs 90 people across the country is giving away $100 Myer vouchers to staff if they get the coronavirus vaccine.

As Victoria's snap lockdown looks likely to drag on, small business owners are calling for JobKeeper (or something like it) to be reinstated.

Small business women operating in Victoria are speaking out about what they need to survive the fourth, and potentially not the last, snap lockdown by the Victorian government. 

For now, it seems the benefits to Australia’s public health may be better served by other technology, such as QR code check-ins. And the public cost of maintaining the COVIDSafe app may not be in our collective interest.

Australian business leaders say employers can play their part in the vaccine rollout by offering incentives to workers to get the jab.

With snap lockdowns seemingly part of the small business landscape, do we need federal government support, or a new approach altogether?

Victorian businesses in industries affected by the lockdown can apply for grants from Wednesday as part of a $250 million support package.