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Please click on the following links to access a wide range of Covid-19 related updates, initiatives, guidelines and resources from both Federal and State Governments.

Latest Updates:

• Jobkeeper payment and coronavirus supplement extended
   
• Treasury Fact Sheets on COVID-19 relief measures. Click here to access them all.
   
• COVID-19 overseas financial assistance
   
• Additional funding to reinforce Australia's Aged Care sector 
   
• Pandemic leave disaster payment 
   
• 1billion defence initiatives to aid COVID-19 recovery 
   
• Pandemic leave disaster payment - Tasmania 
   
• New deal secures potential COVID-19 vaccine for every Australian
   
• Federal Government site.

Previous Updates:

• Jobkeeper Update - Extension to March 2021. Read more ....

• Victorian Government Stage 4 Restrictions. Read more ....

• Victoria - Health and Human Services - Stage 4 restrictions. Read more ....

• Victoria - State Revenue Office - Land Tax. Read more ....

• Federal Government COVID-19 Updates. Read more ....

• NSW - New round of small business grants. Read more ....

• Qld - Round 2 of Small Business COVID-19 Adaption Grant Program opens. Read more ....

• Vic - Range of videos explaining topics effected by COVID-19 such as Land tax and Payroll Tax. Read more ....

• Tas - An update on all COVID-19 matters in Tasmania. Read more ....

• ACT - Updated 30-6-2020. Read more ....

• SA - Updates for Land tax deferrals and Job Accelerator Grants. Read more ....

• NT - COVID-19 Update. Read more ....

• COVID-19 Safe App. Download now

• Myths about COVID-19 are all over social media. Here is the our Government's mythbusting response. Read more ....

• $131.4 million Federal funding to help Public Hospital fight effects of COVID-19. Read more ....

• $48.1 million for mental health & wellbeing pandemic response plan. Read more ....

• State and Territory Government websites. Their latest responses to the coronavirus pandemic.

• 3 Step Framework for a Covidsafe Australia. Click here.

• Easing of coronavirus (Covid-19) restrictions. Read more ...

• Boosting cash flow for employers. Read more ....


• Increase in asset right-off from $30,000 to $150,000. See Backing Business Development - Fact Sheet: Delivering support for business investment


• How the ATO reviews Jobkeeper applications. Read more ....


• Click here for the latest coronavirus news, updates and advice from government agencies across Australia.
  • NSW - Relief for NSW Small Business
  • Queensland - Information and assistance for business and industry
  • Victoria - Tax relief for eligible businesses
  • Victoria - Business support fund
  • Western Australia - COVID-19 relief
  • Tasmania - COVID-19 Tax update
  • ACT - Covid-19
  • South Australia - COVID19 Relief Measures

• Covid-19 JobKeeper Payments: Frequently asked questions

• Stage 3 - $130 billion relief package New Facts Sheets

  • Jobkeeper Payment — Information for employers
  • JobKeeper Payment — Information for employees
  • Supporting Businesses to Retain Jobs
  • Supporting Individuals & Households
  • Supporting the Flow of Credit
  • Economic Response to the Coronavirus
• Breakdown of Federal Government Covid-19 support. Click here.
• Australian Government - Economic Response to the Coronavirus

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  • Stage 1 - Covid-19 Update - Small Business
  • Stage 1 - PM launches $17.6 billion virus stimulus plan

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