The Federal Government has announced a third set of stimulus measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic which includes a new wage subsidy of $1,500 per employee, per fortnight to be paid to businesses for a six month period.

The Queensland Government will invest an additional $4 billion in measures to support Queenslanders’ health, their jobs and businesses, Premier Anna Palaszczuk announced yesterday, terming the measures “an unprecedented response to an unprecedented crisis”.

The United Workers Union has welcomed recent Victorian legislation which they have termed “the toughest wage theft laws of any state”.

The Australian Government has announced a tax free temporary cash flow support measure for small and medium businesses that employ staff, to support with the economic impacts of COVID-19.

Children from the local early childhood education and care (ECEC) service were amongst the first to see the building work being undertaken to redevelop the Tatura Library in the Greater Shepparton Council area.