Children and teenagers aged 18 years and under will be able to create a ‘friends bubble’ to allow home...
Children and teenagers aged 18 years and under will be able to create a ‘friends bubble’ to allow home visits provided the adults in their homes are fully vaccinated, under an easing of restrictions for school holidays. From 12 noon today, Tuesday, 21 September, people aged 18 years and under...
With the drip feeding of lockdowns plaguing regional New South Wales and Greater Sydney still undergoing a long lockdown,...
With the drip feeding of lockdowns plaguing regional New South Wales and Greater Sydney still undergoing a long lockdown, the National Retail Association urges businesses to apply for as many support packages as you are eligible for. We have collated the current packages and their respective deadlines (please note some...
Victorian retail businesses seeking a chance to get back to business in the lead up to their busiest sales...
Victorian retail businesses seeking a chance to get back to business in the lead up to their busiest sales periods have been left disappointed, says peak body, the National Retail Association (NRA). In today’s Roadmap to Recovery, the Victorian Government has taken an exceedingly cautious approach to reopening –...
The Queensland and Australian Governments will deliver a $52.8 million emergency support package to help businesses suffering due to...
The Queensland and Australian Governments will deliver a $52.8 million emergency support package to help businesses suffering due to the border closure to New South Wales including targeted support to tourism and hospitality businesses across Queensland impacted by the restrictions on interstate travel. Tourism and Hospitality Sector Hardship Program The...
Support for licensed bars, cafes, hotels and clubs across regional Victoria will continue through September, and other businesses in...
Support for licensed bars, cafes, hotels and clubs across regional Victoria will continue through September, and other businesses in regional areas will also be supported where ongoing restrictions severely affect operations. With the City of Ballarat entering a seven-day lockdown, all eligible businesses in that local government area will receive Business...
Australia’s alpine regions are threatened by 20,000 job losses if the government fails to provide adequate financial support for...
Australia’s alpine regions are threatened by 20,000 job losses if the government fails to provide adequate financial support for the snow industry. The industry, which contributes $2 billion to Australia’s economy, has missed two whole seasons of trade as a result of COVD lockdowns and restrictions, which was on the...
The ACT lockdown will be extended a further four weeks, until 11:59pm Friday 15 October 2021. There are currently...
The ACT lockdown will be extended a further four weeks, until 11:59pm Friday 15 October 2021. There are currently still only six essential reasons you can leave your home, including: to buy essential groceries and medicine to access essential healthcare including in-home care for essential work to exercise outdoors...
The COVID-19 Business Support Grants have been extended to support businesses impacted by the closure of the Queensland-New South...
The COVID-19 Business Support Grants have been extended to support businesses impacted by the closure of the Queensland-New South Wales border in recognition of the close connection between border communities. You may be eligible to apply if your business or not-for-profit organisation: is located in the border business zone (find...
A case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in the Yass Valley Council area today, following a recent positive sewage...
A case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in the Yass Valley Council area today, following a recent positive sewage detection. As urgent investigations and contact tracing are underway, new restrictions will be introduced for the Yass Valley Council area from 12.01am Tuesday 14 September for two weeks until 12:01am...
Northern NSW border residents will be able to cross the Queensland border from 1am on Monday 13 September for...
Northern NSW border residents will be able to cross the Queensland border from 1am on Monday 13 September for essential work and essential reasons with the reinstatement of the border bubble, following discussions between the NSW and Queensland Governments. The 12 LGAs included in the border bubble are Ballina, Byron...
Peak industry group the National Retail Association (NRA) has welcomed the unveiling of the New South Wales reopening roadmap. Under...
Peak industry group the National Retail Association (NRA) has welcomed the unveiling of the New South Wales reopening roadmap. Under the proposed reopening plan outlined today by the New South Wales Government, once 70 per cent of the state’s population is fully vaccinated a raft of restrictions will be lifted...
Minister for Employment and Small Business, the Honourable Di Farmer, recently announced that the Queensland Government would continue to...
Minister for Employment and Small Business, the Honourable Di Farmer, recently announced that the Queensland Government would continue to support regional small businesses and bolster regional economic recovery with the delivery of a $5 million regional round of the Business Basics Grants program. Through the program, eligible small businesses in...
It was announced today that the ACT lockdown is extended until midnight Friday 17 September 2021 after the territory...
It was announced today that the ACT lockdown is extended until midnight Friday 17 September 2021 after the territory continues to record locally acquired cases of COVID-19. The six essential reasons you can leave your home during this lockdown remain: to buy essential groceries and medicine to access essential healthcare...
The National Retail Association supports the no fault COVID-19 Vaccine Claim Scheme that the Morrison Government has finalised the...
The National Retail Association supports the no fault COVID-19 Vaccine Claim Scheme that the Morrison Government has finalised the details of following extensive consultation with the peak medical, healthcare, business and insurance sectors to ensure a comprehensive National Scheme. The Scheme will provide Australians with quick access to compensation for...
NSW Health has announced changes in requirements for vaccination of authorised workers and the use of rapid antigen testing...
NSW Health has announced changes in requirements for vaccination of authorised workers and the use of rapid antigen testing in the workplace. In order to work outside your area of concern, authorised workers must now have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by Monday 6 September. Authorised workers...
Peak industry group the National Retail Association (NRA) has today reiterated that the best way to encourage more Australians...
Peak industry group the National Retail Association (NRA) has today reiterated that the best way to encourage more Australians to get vaccinated is with a ‘carrot and not a stick’ approach. The retail group strongly agrees that a high vaccination rate is crucial to ending lockdowns, but that more blunt...