Sustainable Packaging Guidelines: Advanced Training Course

The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) will be running a new Advanced Training Course on the Sustainable Packaging Guidelines...

The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) will be running a new Advanced Training Course on the Sustainable Packaging Guidelines on 12 October 2021 and all of industry is invited to attend. NRA members receive a discounted rate. This course is designed to assist companies integrate the 10 Principles of the...

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Yass plunges back into lockdown after just three days of freedom

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...

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NSW Queensland bubble a relief for border retail workers

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...

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Retailers welcome NSW reopening roadmap

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...

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Business Basics Grants Program round 2 available for Regional Queensland businesses

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...

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Final straw for single-use plastics in Queensland

The sunshine state has given a swathe of single-use plastics the flick, with the latest ban taking effect today...

The sunshine state has given a swathe of single-use plastics the flick, with the latest ban taking effect today as part of efforts to stop waste from ending up in local waterways, beaches and landfill. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the ban would help reduce single-use plastic pollution by 20 per...

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Retailers back Treasurer’s call for RBA to support small business on debit fees

Peak industry group the National Retail Association (NRA) has backed calls from Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg urging the RBA...

Peak industry group the National Retail Association (NRA) has backed calls from Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg urging the RBA to support small business on debit card fees. Today the Federal Treasurer joined a chorus of business leaders to press the RBA to mandate ‘least cost routing’ which would spare small...

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ACT lockdown extended – increased support grants are rolled out 

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...

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World-leading program preventing banned single-use plastic items going to landfill in Queensland

The National Retail Association is proud to announce that it has partnered with The Great Plastic Rescue to help...

The National Retail Association is proud to announce that it has partnered with The Great Plastic Rescue to help retailers avoid disposing of excess stock into landfill. From Wednesday 1 September 2021, the Queensland Single-Use Plastics Items Ban will be in effect. With retailers to cease supplying single use plastic straws,...

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No Fault COVID-19 Indemnity Scheme to provide safety net for vaccinated Australians

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...

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Rapid antigen testing not an alternative to vaccinations in NSW

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...

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Retail’s best and brightest unveiled at the National Retail Awards 2021

After a second year of unprecedented challenges the National Retail Association (NRA) has unveiled Australian retail’s best and brightest...

After a second year of unprecedented challenges the National Retail Association (NRA) has unveiled Australian retail’s best and brightest across an array of categories at a landmark online awards ceremony. The virtual format, attended by retailers from across the country, included various speakers from across the industry, including Colleen Callander,...

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Retailers say carrot not the stick, best way to encourage vaccinations

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...

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Federal support for small and medium sized businesses impacted by COVID-19

The Morrison Government is providing additional support to small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) who continue to deal with...

The Morrison Government is providing additional support to small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) who continue to deal with the economic impacts of the COVID-19 crisis by expanding eligibility for the SME Recovery Loan Scheme. In recognition of the continued economic impacts of COVID-19, the Government will remove requirements for...

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ACT COVID-19 Business Support Grant Guides

The ACT Government has released a couple of useful guides for both employing and non-employing businesses to access when...

The ACT Government has released a couple of useful guides for both employing and non-employing businesses to access when applying for their COVID-19 Business Support grants.  This includes helpful information such as grant amounts, eligibility requirements, detailed application process, assessments, payments, necessary audit and compliance and other important information. Click through...

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The eGift Card Myth

How outdated stigmas may be holding your brand back We’re all too familiar with the narrative that gift cards are...

How outdated stigmas may be holding your brand back We’re all too familiar with the narrative that gift cards are a less than ideal present, often seen as a last-minute and impersonal alternative. As a leading global eGift Card platform, Prezzee has changed the game with eGift cards that offer options,...

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