By: Vanessa Brown NSW residents will have an extra month to use their Dine and Discover vouchers, the State Government has announced. Speaking to media on Tuesday, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and state Treasurer Dominic Perrottet said that residents will have until the end of August to use the vouchers – and will also have the ability to use the ...

By: Jack Derwin As lockdowns sweep four of Australia’s capital cities, government support is leaving some of Australia’s smallest and most vulnerable sole traders out in the cold. This week, the New South Wales government announced grants of $5,000 and $10,000 for small businesses and sole traders hurt by two week of stay-at-home orders in Sydney and wider restrictions applied more broadly ...

Tasmania has maintained its stronghold as the nation’s best performing state economy as the Apple Isle’s population and property market booms. CommSec’s quarterly State of the States report found Tasmania led all other states and territories on dwelling starts- which means new properties being built – and population growth. It was closely followed by the Australian Capital Territory, which was ...

  The Australian economy has bounced back from its first recession in almost 30 years, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says. Australia’s GDP increased by 3.3 per cent in the September quarter, figures released on Wednesday showed. “The Australian economy is coming back,” Mr Frydenberg told reporters. “Facing a once-in-a-century pandemic that has caused the greatest economic shock since the Great Depression, ...

By: Josh Dye and Mary Ward NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced a major easing of restrictions ahead of the summer holidays, including allowing people to drink while standing up outdoors in pubs. From Monday the one person per two-square-metres rule will prevail at all indoor venues including for hospitality, retail and places of worship. The one person per four-square-metres will still apply ...

By: Yoni Bashan   Every adult in NSW will receive $100 in vouchers to use on dining, entertainment and recreation in a bid to stimulate the hospitality and cultural sectors still suffering from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.   The scheme, costing $500m, will involve four digital vouchers worth $25 each, two of which will be redeemable at restaurants, ...

By: Sahar Mourad   Australia has long been a leader within the economic sector, but one organisation is working to further strengthen the country’s ties with the rest of the world.   The Australian Business Summit Council Inc. is a not-for-profit organisation that works to support Australian businesses both nationally and internationally.   Founding President Dr Frank Alafaci and Secretary ...

The Australian Business Summit Council Inc. hosted its second Media Conference and annual luncheon at The Waterview in Bicentennial Park, Homebush on 9 November 2020 to promote the imminent publication of the second issue of EKONOMOS, the official ABSC Inc. business affairs magazine in late November this year. More than thirty VIPs and guests enjoyed the five-star venue’s sumptuous food ...