News Here’s what your employer can and can’t ask under JobKeeker by Claudia Schmidt With the first round of JobKeeper payments rolling in this week, more than 700,000 businesses will be receiving the subsidies which will go to 4.7 million employees, according to the…
News Thousands of people in Sweden are getting microchips inserted under their skin by Luka Simonetti Sweden is one of the most technologically advanced countries on the planet, where nearly all aspects of life reflect digitisation. Almost everywhere you go is cashless, and that was before…
News Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, and more sign letter urging UK government to support the arts by Mia Montesin On behalf of “the undersigned creative professionals and institutions” of the UK comes a letter calling for the revival of an arts sector “in crisis”. Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, Stephen…
News Coronavirus tracking app: life saving idea or invasion of privacy? by Claire Adema The government are set to ask Australians to sign up to a new app, reporting if they have come in contact with anyone diagnosed with the coronavirus. Scott Morrison has…
News Jacinda Ardern takes a 20% pay cut in support of those impacted COVID-19 by Claire Adema Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, has announced that she will take a 20% pay cut in support of those impacted by the coronavirus. Her entire cabinet, as well…
News Here’s what you need to know about the NSW rental relief package by Claudia Schmidt Yesterday, the NSW government finally announced a new rental relief package which aims to protect both commercial and residential tenants and provide support to landlords. The $440 million support package was…
News Am I eligible for the JobKeeper payment? Here’s what you need to know by Manning Patston The Australian Government’s $130 billion JobKeeper package is an extremely important piece of legislation, impacting people all over the nation as we deal with the ramifications of the COVID-19 outbreak….
News Coronavirus is forcing closures everywhere: why are the casinos still open? by Claudia Schmidt Earlier this week, Sydney’s The Star and Melbourne’s Crown casinos announced new social distancing measures following the government’s ban on gatherings of more than 500 people. Yesterday, the ban was…
News Sydney’s Inner West Council could be ditching Australia Day by Luke Saunders Sydney’s Inner West Council could be the first local government in Sydney to ditch Australia Day festivities. Greens councillor Tom Kiat is moving a motion at the next council meeting,…
News Labor will allocate over $30 million to Aussie music if it wins the election by Sarah Gillard Ahead of this weekend’s federal election, the Labor party has unveiled a juicy new Arts policy, pledging to allocate over $30 million into the Australian arts and music industries if…
News Small band? The Victorian Government just pledged $22.2 million in support of disadvantaged acts by Stanley Widdison Melbourne’s thriving music scene is about to receive a major injection of Government funds, to the tune of $22.2 million in the coming months. The Minister for Creative Industries, Martin…
News Following proposed budget cuts, a campaign has been launched to save community radio by Emily Mathison It seems as though the music industry can’t catch a break lately, after it was announced that there would be funding cuts to community radio. Show support for local music…