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 Surviving the coronavirus pandemic as a small business hasn’t been easy. Here’s how these owners did it
By ABC News
In Home News Section, Uncategorized
Posted December 29, 2020

Surviving the coronavirus pandemic as a small business hasn’t been easy. Here’s how these owners did it

News article by the ABC
Most small or medium businesses in Australia don't survive when times are good. So how do they keep going during the coronavirus pandemic? [...]

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 Feel drained after a year of Zoom meetings? There’s brain science behind that fatigue
By ABC News
In Home News Section, Uncategorized
Posted December 18, 2020

Feel drained after a year of Zoom meetings? There’s brain science behind that fatigue

News article by the ABC
Are you zonked from Zoom, spent after Skyping and all tuckered out from Teams? Don't be too hard on yourself: there are factors at play that [...]

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 What does the mid-year budget update mean for the economy?
By ABC News
In Home News Section, Uncategorized
Posted December 17, 2020

What does the mid-year budget update mean for the economy?

News article by the ABC
Strong jobs growth and better than expected economic activity have improved the budget bottom line, but the coronavirus pandemic and trade [...]

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 Farmers look to retain piece rate work despite union push for minimum award wages
By ABC News
In Home News Section, Uncategorized
Posted December 17, 2020

Farmers look to retain piece rate work despite union push for minimum award wages

News article by the ABC
Unions want fruit pickers to be granted the minimum wage instead of according to how much produce they pick, but farmers and food producers [...]

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 Unemployment rate drops to 6.8pc on the back of Victoria’s coronavirus lockdown ending
By ABC News
In Home News Section, Uncategorized
Posted December 17, 2020

Unemployment rate drops to 6.8pc on the back of Victoria’s coronavirus lockdown ending

News article by the ABC
In a positive sign for the economy, Australia's unemployment rate and underemployment rate both dropped last month but youth unemployment has [...]

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 Charity turns people away as Central Queensland homelessness crisis is tipped to be one of the nation’s worst
By ABC News
In Home News Section, Uncategorized
Posted December 17, 2020

Charity turns people away as Central Queensland homelessness crisis is tipped to be one of the nation’s worst

News article by the ABC
A charity providing housing services for disadvantaged young people and families says "thing are really grim" with homelessness [...]

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 Christmas retailers seeing fewer customers but they are spending more
By ABC News
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Posted December 17, 2020

Christmas retailers seeing fewer customers but they are spending more

News article by the ABC
Retailers are reporting a good turnout and turnover as Christmas shopping hits full throttle, with one shop owner putting it down to the [...]

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 Travel customers still waiting months for refunds from airlines, travel agents
By ABC News
In Home News Section, Uncategorized
Posted December 16, 2020

Travel customers still waiting months for refunds from airlines, travel agents

News article by the ABC
Steven Marvell has been waiting seven months for a refund after flights were cancelled due to COVID-19. Here's what you can do if you have not [...]

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 WA electricity prices would be slashed during the day, doubled during peak under new Government trial
By ABC News
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Posted December 16, 2020

WA electricity prices would be slashed during the day, doubled during peak under new Government trial

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Electricity prices would be slashed by more than two thirds during the middle of the day but almost double during the peak under a trial aimed [...]

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 Ten tips for financially surviving the holiday period
By Georgia Lenton Williams
In Home News Section, Uncategorized
Posted December 15, 2020

Ten tips for financially surviving the holiday period

Top ten tips for financially surviving the holiday period, by financial counsellor Deb Shroot.

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