Coronavirus

If there is always the possibility that a state will need to be locked down, there must also be a business support program that can be turned on immediately. 

The Noni-B and Rivers owner must also refund customers who bought its hand sanitiser and face masks during 2020, under an agreement signed with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

Businesses in Victoria will enter their fourth coronavirus lockdown from midnight tonight, as a cluster in Melbourne's outer northern suburbs grows to 26 cases.

For many people who are hesitant to get the vaccine or are just waiting it out, financial incentives could nudge them in the right direction and get us where we want to be more quickly.

Australian startups that rely on international travel are concerned the slow vaccine rollout will continue to damage business confidence.

Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas has today unveiled the state's post-pandemic budget, announcing a raft of measures to support small businesses including changes to payroll tax.

Tourism businesses in regional Queensland are the focus of a new $7.5 million package aimed at attracting thousands of job seekers to take up work with grants and travel vouchers.

Small businesses are frustrated that the federal government is not doing more to open international borders before mid-next year.

Modelling released by Victoria University’s Mitchell Institute has demonstrated the hit that the international education sector will take due to border closures.

Victorian businesses found deliberately violating the state’s COVID-19 check in rules will face a new $1,652 on-the-spot fine.

The federal government’s JobTrainer program is set to be extended for another 12 months, as part of a plan to ensure young Australians have in-demand skills.

A Jim’s Mowing franchisee is filing a compensation claim against the Victorian government, after he was forced to stop working during the COVID-19 lockdown.