Posts tagged "economic impact of coronavirus"

The federal government is turning its eye towards easing coronavirus trading restrictions and wants businesses to pitch their plans for being "COVID safe".

On Friday, SmartCompany asked its readers what the government’s stimulus package should look like. Here's what they had to say.

Hand sanitiser orders are exploding for a South Australian manufacturer as the threat of coronavirus empties supermarket shelves of the product globally.

COSBOA association members will meet today to discuss how industry associations and governments at all levels can protect businesses from coronavirus.

The RBA has cut the cash rate to an all-time low of 0.50% “to support the economy as it responds to the global coronavirus outbreak”.

Typically, a Torres Strait Island fisher can sell a live lobster for $65-95 a kilogram. Now, prices for live lobsters are down 50–80%.

China is at the heart of global manufacturing, and as supply chains suffer because of the spread of coronavirus, panic is beginning to set in.