More than 80% of self-employed Australians say their profits have taken a significant hit because of COVID-19 restrictions, new analysis from the ANU shows.
9,200 ACT workers were left under-employed between March and April, according to ABS data released 14 May, with that figure rising from 13,200 to 22,400.
Further rental and rates relief for local tenants and landlords at an estimated cost to taxpayers of $25 million over six months is being added to more than $350 million in ACT Government economic survival measures introduced over the past 10 weeks.
As hand sanitiser supplies dwindled, local distilleries turned to making product for frontline health workers, and now the public can get their hands on it.
Whether it’s a café curating healthy hampers or pantry packs, a gin joint turning its liquor into medical-grade hand sanitiser, or a gallery owner turning his landscape photography into ‘essential’ jigsaw puzzles,...
Small businesses struggling to communicate their changing circumstances to their local community during COVID-19 shutdowns, can now list their business on LocalMotion - a free web directory created in Canberra.
With COVID-19 restrictions limiting them to takeaway, Red Baron have found a way to innovate and keep jobs by introducing a home food delivery service.
Fitness equipment is fast becoming the new toilet paper, with demand for basically anything people can lift spiking in the wake of indefinite gym closures.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has today announced an unprecedented $130 billion ‘job keeper’ wage subsidy package for workers and businesses who have experienced economic hardship in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The...
Woolworths at South.Point Tuggeranong is one of 41 Woolies stores across the country that will have its trading hours reduced to 11am to 6pm from 26 March.
Canberra’s hospitality industry is adapting rapidly to our changing world, implementing new strategies to stay afloat during these uncertain times.
With new Coronavirus (COVID-19) rules forcing the closure of bars, clubs and...
