Coronavirus support payments for sole traders a step in the right direction, but fundamentally flawed, says small business ombudsman
As COVID-19 takes its toll on the Australian economy, confusion reigns for the smallest of small businesses — sole traders, freelancers and the self-employed.
‘Buy a takeaway’: Northern Territory to establish $50 million small business “survival fund”
Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner has urged territorians to keep placing takeaway food orders during the COVID-19 pandemic to help small businesses survive.
Victorian government to refund payroll tax and establish business support fund in $1.7 billion response to COVID-19
The Victorian government will begin refunding payroll tax payments to businesses across the state this week as part of its economic stimulus package in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
How the coronavirus crisis is causing income from Indigenous art to plummet
The closure of Aboriginal lands to visitors in response to COVID-19 means tourist visits stopped abruptly, along with the income from buying art they provided.
Canva’s Melanie Perkins calls on business leaders to “take bold action” on COVID-19
Australian business leaders, led by Canva founder Melanie Perkins, are calling on their peers to help stem the spread of COVID-19.
‘Wrong size, wrong shape’: The coronavirus stimulus fails sole traders and freelancers
The federal government’s coronavirus stimulus package does little to help sole traders and freelancers, and exposes the “dangerous underbelly” of Australia’s labour market.
These bookshops are offering free local delivery for readers isolated because of coronavirus
Independent bookshops in Victoria are delivering books for free to readers who are in isolation at home due to the ongoing spread of COVID-19.
Seven reasons why I’m confident in our property markets despite the coronavirus scare
What will the coronavirus panic do to our property markets? Are they going to crash like the stock market has? Is Australia headed for a recession?
We’re witnessing a working-from-home revolution, but is Australia ready?
Thousands of Australians will now be working from home as the coronavirus continues to spread. But is the country ready for so many people to be working from home?
Coronavirus update for business: Bidet sales shoot up, Flight Centre closures, and will VC funding run dry?
Coronavirus has thrown a spanner in Airbnb’s IPO, Flight Centre has closed 100 stores, and supermarkets take action on toilet paper panic.
Why this business owner made the “agonising” decision to close her doors in the face of coronavirus
As the coronavirus crisis continues, one small business owner has got ahead of the curve, and made the “agonising” decision to close her two stores.
