SMEs set to receive revenue-contingent loans in post-JobKeeper support package Politics Lois Maskiell 10 March 2021 Small businesses are set to receive revenue-contingent loans as part of the government’s post-JobKeeper support package.
PM to announce rescue package for the international travel industry with interest-free loans Politics Lois Maskiell 9 March 2021 The Prime Minister is set to announce targeted support for the international tourism and aviation sectors as JobKeeper ends this month.
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.
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.
Victorian government announces $143 million COVID-19 support package for business: Here’s what SMEs need to know Arts & Media Lois Maskiell 22 February 2021 Victoria has announced a $143 million relief package for businesses affected by the Valentines Day and Lunar New Year lockdown.
Cochlear to return $23 million in JobKeeper payments Finance Eloise Keating 19 February 2021 Hearing-implant maker Cochlear is the latest large company to commit to paying back JobKeeper wage subsidies.
Seven West Media reports $116 million half-year net profit, with no plans to return $47 million in JobKeeper subsidies Arts & Media Stephen Mayne 17 February 2021 At $47 million, Seven West Media will finish in the top 100 national recipients of JobKeeper... although the government won't confirm this.
Collins Foods to give back $1.8 million in JobKeeper for now-closed Sizzler stores Coronavirus Lois Maskiell 16 February 2021 Collins Foods will give back $1.8 million in JobKeeper received by its nine Sizzler restaurants in the final months before they closed down.
As lockdowns become the new normal, what support should state governments give SMEs hit by snap restrictions? Hospitality Lois Maskiell 16 February 2021 Victoria’s lockdown has put COVID-19 relief in the spotlight, as business groups urge the state to compensate businesses hit by restrictions.