Posts tagged "Coronavirus affecting Australian business"

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a new tranche of business closures, keeping shopping centres open but urging Australians to stay home.

Now isn’t the time to focus on stimulus, says Adam Schwab. Instead, governments need to do everything in their power to stop the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

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.

The Australian government has announced a series of coronavirus stimulus measures targeted at small businesses. So what do the changes to the instant asset write-off scheme, and the $25,000 cash payments, mean in practice?

Outdoor adventure brand Patagonia will temporarily close all of its Australian stores from today, as the retailer continues to grapple with the COVID-19 outbreak. 

More than 130 e-commerce business owners have joined an exclusive virtual ‘war room’ to support each other through the COVID-19 crisis.

Fabulous Catering founder Adam Pope has been forced to completely change his business model following the outbreak of COVID-19.

If your business is to survive the COVID-19 outbreak, you need to act now to protect your cashflow, negotiate with your landlords, and come up with new pricing and product ideas.

The federal government’s coronavirus stimulus package does little to help sole traders and freelancers, and exposes the “dangerous underbelly” of Australia’s labour market.

Independent bookshops in Victoria are delivering books for free to readers who are in isolation at home due to the ongoing spread of COVID-19.

Thousands of Australians will now be working from home as the coronavirus continues to spread. But is the country ready for so many people to be working from home?