Explained: What NSW small businesses need to know about vaccine passports
The NSW government is busy developing the Service NSW app so that it can verify people’s vaccination status ahead of restrictions easing next month.
Victorian businesses face new $1,652 on-the-spot fine for ignoring QR code rules
Victorian businesses found deliberately violating the state’s COVID-19 check in rules will face a new $1,652 on-the-spot fine.
Victoria brings back restrictions: Return to office work paused, mandatory masks for indoor settings
Victorians will once again be required to wear face masks in indoor public spaces, and the state's return to office work will be paused, as part of new state-wide restrictions announced on Wednesday night.
Regional Victorian businesses face $10,000 fines for not checking if customers are from Melbourne
Businesses in regional Victoria now face a fine of close to $10,000 if they do not adequately check customers are not from Melbourne.
How Victoria’s Co-Lab Pantry is bringing together the state’s restaurants to sell their gourmet products to a new audience
Co-Lab Pantry started out as an “emotional project” to help Victorian restaurants find a much-needed source of revenue during the coronavirus pandemic.
Victorian government pledges $8.5 million to ramp up Click for Vic campaign
The Victorian government has pledged to spend an extra $8.5 million to promote its 'Click for Vic' website and campaign, which showcases small producers across the state.
Regional Victoria: Hospitality, retail businesses to reopen under fast-tracked roadmap
Regional Victoria will see its coronavirus restrictions ease from Wednesday night, with retail and hospitality businesses to welcome back customers.
Business group slams Victoria’s payroll tax deferrals, calls for exemptions instead
Payroll tax deferrals unveiled by the Victorian government do not go far enough and should include an exemption, business groups argue.
Morrison grants paid pandemic leave to Victorians who need to self-isolate
Workers in Victoria who need to self-isolate because they have coronavirus will be able to access paid pandemic leave in the form of a $1500 ‘disaster payment’ provided by the federal government.
Teleworkability in Australia: Almost 40% of all jobs can be done from home, research shows
As Australia emerges from the COVID-19 economic crisis, new research shows that 41% of full-time and almost 35% of part-time jobs can be done remotely.
“If we can help, we should”: How this startup raised $200,000 to pay the power bills of struggling hospitality businesses
Powershop customers came together to pay the bills of Victorian hospitality businesses still reeling from COVID-19 and ongoing restrictions.
Panic buying concerns resurface after Victorian supermarkets reintroduce purchasing limits
Concerns about a second wave of panic buying in Australia have resurfaced, after Coles and Woolworths reintroduced purchasing limits in Victorian supermarkets.
