Covid Disaster Payments In NSW and ACT Have Been Discontinued

Residents of NSW and the ACT who have been receiving Covid-19 Disaster Payments have been told that their payments were officially discontinued on Friday 8th October. The discontinuation comes as the two jurisdictions both reached the 70 percent vaccination threshold target. In an update made on Friday 8th October, Services Australia confirmed that the payments […]

Thousands of ACT Businesses Are Yet To Receive Business Support Grants During Lockdown

The ACT has been in lockdown for almost two months, however under 4000 outstanding support grants are yet to be processed for struggling businesses, with the ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr largely blaming it on poorly submitted paperwork. However, ACT Liberal senator Zed Seselja believes that the ACT government is responsible for the delay, and […]

ACT Budget Aims To Strengthen Economy Amid New Covid-19 Lockdown

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on jobs, businesses, and industries that are critical to Canberra’s economy including the tourism, arts and events sectors. The 2021-22 ACT Budget aims to make a huge investment in job creation and encourage investment with a purpose of driving a stronger economic recovery. The newly announced $41 […]

Covid-19 Small Business Support Grants For ACT Based Businesses

Businesses in Canberra who have been impacted by the recent covid-19 lockdown are now able to apply for support grants which are being provided by the ACT Government. Businesses who are eligible will be able to receive up to $10,000 (businesses with employees) or $4,000 (for businesses without employees). These funds will be available for […]