Coronavirus

‘A sense of freedom’: Small businesses and industry groups welcome eased COVID-19 restrictions in Victoria and NSW

Coronavirus

David Adams

21 April 2022

Changes to face mask requirements, check-ins, and COVID-19 quarantine rules are on the way for Victoria and New South Wales.

“She was not forced to do anything”: Fair Work’s scathing rebuke of vaccine-hesitant worker

Coronavirus

Emma Elsworthy

24 March 2022

A Victorian dietitian who refused to provide her vaccine status has lost her bid to have her dismissal overturned at her workplace of more than a decade.

Fair Work unfair dismissal claims have not increased despite vaccine mandates: Report

Coronavirus

Tom Ravlic

24 March 2022

A new report says the Fair Work Commission has so far been spared a flood of unfair dismissal applications related to vaccine mandates.

Deadline extended for NSW small business support payments

Business Advice

Eloise Keating

24 March 2022

Small businesses in New South Wales now have another four weeks to apply for cash payments to cover losses from the Omicron outbreak.

Why this 25-year-old, family-run pasta store is closing its doors for good

Coronavirus

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

23 March 2022

Healesville's Yarra Valley Pasta is closing its doors after 25 years, but while ongoing business pressures may have played a role, they're not the main reason.

The BA.2 variant is coming: Here’s how SMEs can prepare

Business Advice

Emma Elsworthy

14 March 2022

Businesses are being urged to prepare now as daily COVID-19 cases are forecast to surge in the next month, supercharged by the highly viral variant BA.2.

Optus shouts coffee for employees from CBD small businesses, as cities come back to life

Coronavirus

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

10 March 2022

As workers start to head back into city CBDs, Optus is shouting coffees for all employees, and giving a boost to local small businesses.

Paul Zahra: It’s time to fall back in love with our CBDs

Coronavirus

Paul Zahra

2 March 2022

It’s up to business, industry and government to follow through on bold ideas to get our CBDs back to the thriving hubs they once were.

John Durie: No people in the CBD means no business for SMEs

Coronavirus

John Durie

1 March 2022

Signs of life are returning to our CBDs, but small businesses hoping for a quick rebound may be disappointed, writes John Durie.

Food and fuel prices to rise amid Russia conflict, Treasurer warns

Coronavirus

Emma Elsworthy

28 February 2022

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said while some Australian exporters may benefit from the higher prices, "Australian consumers will not".