Prime Minister Scott Morrison Continues To Reject Calls To Bring Back JobKeeper

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has rejected calls to reinstate JobKeeper. This is despite their being 13 million Australians who are currently in lockdown which is over half the nation’s population. The Prime Minister strongly insists that there is no time to implement a system to deliver emergency payments to individuals who need it now. “I’m […]

NSW and Victoria Government Boosts Support For Business

New South Wales and Victoria State Governments have both announced an increased level of business support measures to lessen the burden of recent state lockdowns, while the federal government has also increased its support for individuals as the covid-19 crisis continues to drag on. NSW Government Opens Applications For JobSaver On Monday 26th July, applications […]

NSW Government Opens Applications For JobSaver

On Monday 26th July, applications for the JobSaver scheme opened for NSW based businesses who have been impacted by the latest covid-19 lockdown. Applicants who are successful will receive 40 percent of their weekly payroll, at a minimum of $1,500 and a maximum of $10,000 per week, as long as they maintain their full-time, part-time and […]

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 […]

Australia’s Major Banks Announce Loan Repayment Deferrals Amid New Covid Lockdown

Some of Australia’s major banks have announced new support measures to assist businesses and individuals who have been impacted by Sydney’s extended covid-19 enforced lockdown and other snap lockdowns and travel restrictions across the country. With fresh restrictions being tightened on what kind of shopping is deemed “essential” for the purposes of leaving home, more […]