NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian has set dates for the state’s roadmap to reopening, confirming October 11 as when the first restrictions will begin to ease. The announcement came as double doses hit 60% today, with 70% expected to be reached in early October. With the long weekend looming, Berejiklian urged everyone to behave cautiously over… Read more »
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency’s (WGEA) latest national gender pay gap figures saw the pay gap increase for women over the last six months to 14.2%. This means Equal Pay Day 2021 is today, August 31, marking the 61 extra days from the end of last financial year that women, on average, must work to… Read more »
Regional Victoria will go into lockdown from 1pm today following an increase in community transmissions and a number of exposure sites outside of Melbourne. Additionally, further measures will be implemented to protect children across the entire state, as the number of infections amongst kids continues to rise. The premier Daniel Andrews said with a number… Read more »
The Federal and Victorian governments will fund a joint support package to give Victorian small and medium businesses the extra help they need to recover from the recent lockdown. The new Victorian Business Support Package will deliver an additional $400 million in support to thousands of businesses, with funding to be split 50/50 between the Federal… Read more »
The federal and NSW governments have upped the ante on support packages for small businesses following the extension of the current lockdown to August 28. The extended lockdown has moved both state and federal governments to deliver an expanded COVID-19 Business Support Payment to assist businesses that are doing it tough. Prime Minister Scott Morrison… Read more »
NSW businesses and others hit by Sydney’s ongoing COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown will receive additional support from a financial support package announced by the NSW and federal governments. The funding aims to improve business cash flows and ease the pressure on small business owners and individuals. Prime minister Scott Morrison and NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian… Read more »
The NSW government will ramp up the use of QR code registration in the state when it emerges from lockdown, making sign ins on the Service NSW app and site mandatory at all workplaces and retail businesses from Monday, July 12. Hospitality businesses which, along with entertainment venues, are already required to have compulsory check-ins… Read more »
The NSW Government has announced a series of grant packages and changes to the Dine & Discover program to aid small businesses and people across NSW impacted by the current COVID-19 restrictions. The support will be available to businesses across the state, not just in the Greater Sydney lockdown area. NSW treasurer Dominic Perrottet says he believes… Read more »
NSW Health has recorded 29 news diagnoses of COVID-19 to 8pm last night, (12 new cases and 17 of which were reported in yesterday’s numbers). The news comes as the Chief Health Officer and the NSW Premier urge Sydneysiders to stay compliant as further exposure sites are recorded across the metropolitan area. Further lockdowns likely… Read more »
YBF Ventures has appointed Winitha Bonney as the first member of its new Tech Diversity & Inclusion Council. The Tech Diversity & Inclusion Council will advise on implementation strategies around YBF’s goals of diversifying the tech ecosystem. Bonney is a diversity and inclusion expert and the founder of #ColourFULL – a conference and awards night… Read more »
Acting Victorian Premier James Merlino announced an end to Victoria’s current lockdown from 11:59pm Thursday 10 June 2021. However, in an effort to control the recent outbreak, visitors to homes will remain banned in Melbourne. While Melbournians will only be able to travel up to 25 km from their home. Some good news for retailers… Read more »
The Victorian government has announced a snap lockdown following local health authorities reporting 11 new community cases of COVID-19 overnight. Acting Premier James Merlino announced the state will enter a snap seven-day circuit breaker lockdown in an effort to curb further transmission as the outbreak reaches 34 active cases. “In the last day, we have… Read more »
The Dream Collective has joined forces AWS to help women overcome the barriers to entry when transitioning to a career in tech with a new free online course, SheDares. SheDares aims to inspire professional women looking for a career change to consider technology. Recent research from AWS conducted by Alpha Beta found Australia will need… Read more »
It’s Mother’s Day, and to celebrate, we asked leading women in business to share the best advice their mother ever gave. Here’s what they said. Anneke van den Broek Founder and CEO, Rufus & Coco Anneke with her children and Mum. Reflecting on everything my mum taught me, a few things come to mind. Without… Read more »
“Winning the Amazon Innovation Grant last year helped us to accelerate our growth more rapidly. The components of the grant, such as the mentorship, advertising credits and financial support meant that we were able to really focus our time and energy on what mattered,” says Rosa-Clare Willis co-founder of Crock’d and one of the winners… Read more »
RAZZLE DAZZLED: Tech careers platform Earlywork named Best New Idea for 2023 
Fintech tikpay pockets $1.6 million pre-Seed round to transform transport ticketing 
FLYING HIGH: Food waste management innovator Goterra wins Best Sustainability Startup 
‘A truly flexible workplace’: Melbourne insurtech Kanopi wins Best Startup Culture award 
Daily startup news and insights, delivered to your inbox.
