Retail News

Last week’s budget revealed short term recovery solutions for retail, but a long road to economic recovery remains without measures to address workforce disruptions. National Retail Association CEO Dominique Lamb is calling for greater investment for retail and small business through long-term resilience measures. “We welcome the budget’s investment in skills...

The SEQ Liveability fund will receive $285 million for social and economic priority projects for the councils, $150 million will go towards the SEQ Innovation Economy Fund to support capital projects that promote and grow the region’s innovation economy. In comparison, $105 million will go to resource recovery infrastructure...

Residents across Queensland are encouraged to apply for any Commonwealth financial support they are eligible for through Services Australia. The National Retail Association has collated a list of available support grants for flood affected Queenslanders below. For more information on support available, visit Services Australia website.   Where...

More support is on the way for families, farms and businesses affected by the catastrophic flooding disaster in northern NSW and Queensland as part of an additional package of support from the Morrison Government. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said his government was focused right now on the pressing needs of...

If you are a WorkCover Queensland policyholder and have been affected by the recent severe flooding in Queensland, there are a couple of ways you can get help throughout this recovery period.  WorkCover Queensland can assist policyholders who make contact with them by: Reviewing their estimated wages for the current...

Low interest loans are now available for Queensland primary producers, small businesses and not-for-profit organisations in local government areas facing a massive clean-up operation in the aftermath of the flooding in Queensland. Financial help is being provided through the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA). DRFA low interest loans...

A new support package for flood-affected communities across New South Wales will be released today to support farmers, businesses and local councils to recover and rebuild. This initial $434.7 million of funding from the Commonwealth and New South Wales governments will be provided to support communities clean up and remove...

Residents across Northern New South Wales can start applying for Commonwealth financial support through Services Australia from today. Financial support has been activated for Northern New South Wales local government areas of Ballina, Bellingen, Byron, Clarence Valley, Coffs Harbour, Kyogle, Lismore, Richmond Valley and Tweed. The Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment...

The Victorian Government has announced a major stimulus injection to help businesses recover strongly from the effects of the Omicron variant. The $200 million package was announced by Minister for Industry Support and Recovery Martin Pakula and Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Creative Industries Danny Pearson. It targets key sectors...

As February is nearing an end, the Australian Tax Office (ATO) have released some helpful reminders and information for small businesses.   Getting it right for super If you missed, or didn’t pay the full amount of your employees' super guarantee (SG) for the quarter ended 31 December 2021, you'll need to: ...