Australia’s Unemployment Rate Drops Under 5 Percent For The First Time In A Decade

According to new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Australia’s unemployment rate has dropped to 4.8 percent, with just under 30,000 jobs being created in the month of June 2021. These figures indicate that the nation’s unemployment rate has now declined for eight consecutive months, taking the unemployment rate to its lowest level in […]

Casual Workers Across Australia Are Left in Financial Limbo During Covid Lockdowns

Once again, a number of Australia’s biggest cities have been placed under new lockdowns, as a consequence of this, hundreds of thousands of casual workers across the country have been left without an income thus giving them an uncertain and anxious future. Some casual workers will receive a $500 crisis payment if their city’s lockdown […]

2021 Covid-19 Business Support Grants Announced For Lockdown Impacted Business In Queensland

If your business has recently been impacted by the latest Queensland based covid-19 lockdown, you might be eligible to receive financial support via the 2021 Covid-19 Business Support Grants. These grants worth $5,000 will be available for small and medium businesses located across Queensland who have been impacted by the lockdown which commenced on Saturday […]

Victorian Government Announces $280 Million Support Package

On Wednesday 21st July, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced an injection of $282.5 million to Victoria’s business support package, which will now total $484.3 million with the goal to support over 90,000 businesses and sole traders across the state during the course of Victoria’s fifth lockdown. Victorian Businesses who are eligible for the Licensed Hospitality […]

Government Announces New Support Measures For Victorians In Lockdown

On Thursday 15th July, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews both came to an agreement to offer support to Victorian workers located in the latest covid-19 hotspots who will lose income due to the new restrictions. Victorian workers who have lost between eight and less than 20 hours of work will receive […]

Consumer Sentiment Plunges In NSW As It Remains Firm In The Rest Of Australia

Consumer concerns related to the NSW Government’s latest lockdown for Greater Sydney have yet to spill out into other states, in contrast to similar conditions seen under similar lockdown conditions in Victoria through August of 2020. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment rose by 1.5 percent to 108.8 in July, up from 107.2 in […]

NSW State Government Announces More Support To Help Businesses During Lockdown

The NSW Government has announced a major economic support package worth billions of dollars serving a purpose to help businesses and individuals right across the state who have been impacted by the latest covid-19 lockdown.  Treasurer Dominic Perrottet said the NSW Government was offering support in as many areas as possible, with payroll tax cuts […]

Victorian Government Announces Support Package for Businesses Impacted By Lockdown

Last month Victoria was forced into a 7-day lockdown as a consequence of a fresh outbreak of community transmitted cases of covid-19. The Victorian Government has stated that it is especially trying to help businesses most affected this time around, which includes operators in the hospitality, events, retail and creative industries by giving them additional targeted […]