The Australian Energy Regulator will reintroduce consumer protections that will protect Queensland households and small businesses from having their power shut off during the extended COVID-19 lockdown.
Businesses in Brisbane and Moreton Bay will remain in lockdown for another 24 hours, as both Western Australia and the Northern Territory are also due to emerge from lockdown.
Small businesses in Queensland are calling on the state government for financial support after most of the state was thrown into a three-day COVID-19 lockdown.