Hospitality JobKeeper extension rejected
Josh Frydenberg has rejected a proposal to extend JobKeeper payments for the hard-hit hospitality industry. Restaurant and Catering chief Wes Lambert wants taxpayer-funded wage assistance extended for six months beyond March for businesses hit by coronavirus-induced lockdowns and border restrictions. But the treasurer ruled out the idea in a written response published by The Australian […]
Which jobs are tipped to prosper in 2021?
Workers looking for job security in 2021 should consider Australia’s “largest and fastest growing” industry, broadly known as the care economy. As well as frontline healthcare, fields such as social work, counselling and child and aged care are tipped to be in demand this year, LinkedIn’s Jobs on the Rise report says. The special edition […]
Covid-19 forces Australian small businesses to move online
Small businesses have been urged for years to take their operations digital and for many it took a pandemic for them to enjoy the benefits of going online. New research by Mastercard found smaller firms have been among the hardest hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it prompted just more than half of them to […]
Labor fears humanitarian crisis on Australian coal ships stranded off China
Australian exporters face another “grim” year driven by tensions with China while a standoff over more than 70 ships stranded with Australian coal on board threatens to cause an international humanitarian crisis, the opposition has said. While warning of the mounting economic costs to Australia, the shadow trade minister, Madeleine King, called on the Morrison […]
