Coronavirus

Restaurant and Catering Australia CEO Wes Lambert said a survey of the organisation’s NSW members showed the average business’ revenue was down by up to 60% since the start of the year.

The latest wave of COVID-19 is putting pressure on small businesses in Melbourne’s CBD, with revenues similar to, or even less than, lockdown levels.

A Melbourne coffee roaster has made a swift backtrack and issued an apology after offering ‘free’ rapid antigen tests with a $160 spend.

Health Minister Greg Hunt has doubled down on the government's refusal to offer free rapid antigen tests to the whole population, even as the ACCC expresses "significant concerns" about price hikes and scams.

As we emerge from the worst of the pandemic, it seems the right time to reflect on the most important changes in consumer behaviour we’ve seen.

Any post offering RATs in a time of great scarcity should be worded very carefully, as in the current climate it is such a sensitive and anxiety-inducing topic.

The NSW and Vic governments have extended schemes that require landlords to give rent deferrals and waivers to commercial tenants.

Victoria’s Commercial Tenancy Relief Scheme is coming to an end on Friday, January 15, 2022, while businesses continue to struggle.

Business owners are approaching the summer trading period with trepidation, as rising COVID-19 case numbers put workers out of action and increase the chance of more restrictions.

Employers that mandated vaccines are being urgently warned to consider updating their policies to also include booster shots, as NSW and Victoria grapple with increasing cases of COVID-19.

Rapid antigen tests are on sale at pharmacies, supermarkets and online from anywhere between $10 and $17 a test. For many, that cost is too much.

COVID-19 restrictions may have eased in NSW, but consumers are reluctant to get out and about ahead of Christmas, meaning things aren’t getting much easier in hospitality.