Tag: nsw business

NSW Government Announces $66 Million Support Package To Revive Outdoor Dining

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has announced the distribution of new grants of up to $500,000 for councils and $5,000 for businesses to increase outdoor dining opportunities.  “Those alfresco dining changes that were brought in last year as a temporary measure will now become permanent. We know they’ve been incredibly successful in the Sydney CBD … […]

Hardship Panel Established To Support NSW Businesses

The NSW State Government has announced the formation of a Hardship Review Panel to support businesses that are currently not eligible to receive any current Covid-19 business support measures. The purpose of the panel is to assess businesses that are currently experiencing financial hardship but do not meet the criteria for either the Covid-19 Business […]

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 […]

More 80 Percent of Victorian and NSW SMEs Intend on Thriving After Lockdowns

A recently published survey has highlighted the resilience of Melbourne and Sydney SMEs during the ongoing covid-19 enforced lockdowns. Over 25 percent of businesses stated that they not been impacted by the lockdowns at all, while 53 percent said they will focus on bouncing back when restrictions ease. The results of the survey were compiled from […]

Unvaccinated People Who Enter NSW Cafes Will Be Fined $5,000

As the NSW population gets closer to reaching its 70 percent vaccination target, the NSW Government is planning to fine unvaccinated people who enter a business up $5,000 under new strict measures. NSW State Minister for Finance and Small Business Damien Tudehope told the media that discussions are currently taking place to decide what are […]

Regional NSW Businesses Set to Pilot Vaccine Passport Trial

The NSW State Government has announced that selected business in regional parts of NSW will be picked to undertake a pilot trial of the new covid-19 vaccine passport, as the state aspires to re-open to full vaccinated people during the month of October. On Wednesday 22nd September, Victor Dominello the NSW Minister for Customer Service […]

NSW Government Expands JobSaver Scheme To Assist More Businesses During Lockdown

The NSW State Government has announced that large hospitality and tourism businesses that have revenues of up to $1 billion are now eligible for JobSaver following the announcement of an extension of the scheme. The expansion to large businesses in the tourism, hospitality and recreation industries means that businesses who have an annual turnover between […]

Australia Set To Avoid Another Recession Despite New Lockdowns

According to the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Governor Philip Lowe, Australia is set to avoid another recession, despite the countries recent economic comeback being halted by the number of new lockdowns introduced across the country to stop the spread of the Delta covid-19 variant. Mr. Lowe believes that Australia’s economy will bounce back quickly once […]

Greater Sydney Lockdown Set To Result 300,000 Job Losses

The significant amount of economic damaged caused by the covid-19 outbreak in Sydney is starting to show up in the national employment data, and is unfortunately beginning to spill over into over states. Figures published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) illustrate that across Australia, women are losing jobs at a faster rate than […]