Coronavirus updates for small businesses

9 March 2021

The Prime Minister is set to announce targeted support for the international tourism and aviation sectors as JobKeeper ends this month.

Apprentice wage subsidies boosted with $1.2 billion extension, ahead of post-JobKeeper support package

Coronavirus

Michelle Grattan

9 March 2021

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will announce a $1.2 billion extension of the government’s wage subsidy for businesses taking on apprentices.

The pandemic has deepened economic inequalities between women and men, new research finds

Coronavirus

Lois Maskiell

8 March 2021

The economic toll of the pandemic has hit women harder than men, and will deepen inequalities between in the long-term.

Latest data shows Australia’s GDP is V-shaped, but there’s no guarantees

Coronavirus

Peter Martin

5 March 2021

The latest GDP data shows Australia’s economy is rebounding, but whether the V-shaped recovery turns into an upward tick remains to be seen.

Woolworths scraps controversial cashless trial after public backlash

Coronavirus

Lois Maskiell

4 March 2021

Woolworths is abandoning a trial of electronic-only payments, after customers criticised it for excluding people who prefer to pay with cash.

Josh Frydenberg has an opportunity to crush unemployment and transform Australia

Coronavirus

Peter Martin

3 March 2021

Josh Frydenberg has the opportunity to become a transformational Australian treasurer if he is willing to go for broke on unemployment.

Solomon Lew’s Just Group investigated by the workplace regulator over use of $70 million in JobKeeper payments

Retail

Lois Maskiell

2 March 2021

Premier Investments-owned retail giant Just Group is under investigation by the workplace regulator in relation to JobKeeper.

What leading Total Image Group through COVID-19 taught Pamela Jabbour about honest leadership

Coronavirus

Pamela Jabbour

2 March 2021

Pamela Jabbour says it was her honest leadership that ensured her team were committed to necessary, pivotal changes in 2020.

The $100 billion JobKeeper program will soon end. What support can SMEs expect in its wake?

Finance

Lois Maskiell

1 March 2021

Industries still recovering from the COVID-19 economic fallout can expect a support package to be soon announced as JobKeeper winds up.

Australia’s first JobKeeper fraud conviction sees Melbourne man fined thousands of dollars

Fraud

Lois Maskiell

25 February 2021

The ATO has secured its first criminal conviction for JobKeeper fraud, after a man was found guilty of falsely claiming he was a sole trader.

Coronavirus

PM to announce rescue package for the international travel industry with interest-free loans

Apprentice wage subsidies boosted with $1.2 billion extension, ahead of post-JobKeeper support package

The pandemic has deepened economic inequalities between women and men, new research finds

Latest data shows Australia’s GDP is V-shaped, but there’s no guarantees

Woolworths scraps controversial cashless trial after public backlash

Josh Frydenberg has an opportunity to crush unemployment and transform Australia

Solomon Lew’s Just Group investigated by the workplace regulator over use of $70 million in JobKeeper payments

What leading Total Image Group through COVID-19 taught Pamela Jabbour about honest leadership

The $100 billion JobKeeper program will soon end. What support can SMEs expect in its wake?

Australia’s first JobKeeper fraud conviction sees Melbourne man fined thousands of dollars

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