Posts tagged "COVID-19"

With snap lockdowns seemingly part of the small business landscape, do we need federal government support, or a new approach altogether?

The Noni-B and Rivers owner must also refund customers who bought its hand sanitiser and face masks during 2020, under an agreement signed with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

After more than a year of pandemic-induced disruption, treasurer Josh Frydenberg wanted his 2021 federal budget to serve as an indicator tha…

After the previous budget was criticised, bold statements were made about women’s economic security, and this year's budget was coined a ‘budget for women’, Jo Burston says she was expecting more.

Major spending on skills and hefty asset write-offs and loss carry-back schemes are key wins for SME owners in the 2021 federal budget.

Amid shocking news about rising COVID-19 deaths and health systems collapsing across the world, travel companies are remaining perky. When will somebody tell us the truth about international travel?

With the three key pillars of business support — JobKeeper, JobSeeker and insolvent trading relief laws — coming to an end, it’s time for many businesses to make decisions about the future.

It’s not just the end of JobKeeper that will push up unemployment in April. Here are the other changes causing the rise.

The traditional drivers of employee retention have transformed. How can we utilise these retention drivers to motivate a weary workforce?

Research shows Australia needs to develop new skills in disruptive technologies to capitalise on the opportunities of the post-pandemic world.

By thoughtlessly using overused phrases and pandemic buzzwords at any opportunity, businesses run the risk of becoming a mere echo.

Globally, the main reason for the lack of large-scale airline bankruptcies has been government assistance.