The joint NSW Government and Commonwealth JobSaver program will besignificantly boosted to give greater support to businesses and individuals impactedby the extended lockdown. JobSaver payments will now be available to businesses with an annual turnover ofbetween $75,000 and $250 million, up from $50 million, which have experienced arevenue decline of 30 per cent or more. […]
A UK court on Monday declared fugitive Indian businessman Vijay Mallya, the chairman of now defunct Kingfisher Airlines, as “bankrupt”. The UK court order comes as a massive boost for the consortium of banks led by the State Bank of India (SBI) to initiate freezing of assets owned by Mallya’s Kingfisher Airlines, both in India […]
Australia will host the Olympics for the third time and Paralympics for the second time after Brisbane and South East Queensland tonight secured the 2032 Games. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said securing the Games was a coup for the nation. “It’s a historic day not just for Brisbane and Queensland, but for the entire country,” […]
When compared to other metropolitan cities of the country, Chennai has administered two doses of vaccines to the maximum number of the eligible population. A study conducted by the Greater Chennai Corporation said that the City has inoculated the maximum number of eligible population when compared to other metros. The city, according to the study […]
More than 1.5 million children around the world, including 1,19,000 from India, have lost at least one parent, custodial grandparent, or grandparent, as a result of Covid-19, according to a new study published in The Lancet. Of those, more than 1 million children experienced the death of one or both parents during the first 14 […]
Most MasterChef Australia winners go on to sign up book deals and TV shows, and open restaurants. Justin Narayan, the Fijian-Indian Season 13 topper, is not only doing all this, but he plans to cook and work for the Mumbai-based NGO, Vision Rescue. Having been a youth pastor with a mission to create a fun […]
From tomorrow, eligible NSW businesses, sole traders and not-for-profit organisations will be able to apply for up to $15,000 from the first of the NSW Government’s economic support packages: The 2021 COVID-19 Business Support Grant. Applications for the second tranche of assistance, which includes the Micro Business Support Grants and the JobSaver program, will open […]
Support is available from Services Australia in Greater Sydney and surrounding NSW, with claims for COVID-19 disaster payments opening tomorrow (Sunday 18 July).These payments will support everyone impacted by today’s further restrictions, particularly the retail and construction industries. Eligible people will be able to get $600 per week if they have lost 20 or more […]
The following changes come into effect across Greater Sydney including the Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and Shellharbour until 11.59pm on Friday, 30 July: From 11.59pm on Saturday, 17 July: Retail premises will be required to close (‘click and collect’, takeaway and home delivery can still operate), except the following can remain open: Supermarkets and […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate the India’s first redeveloped railway station at Gujarat’s capital Gandhinagar on Friday. The redeveloped railway station hosts a number of world-class facilities including the first-of-its-kind 5-star hotel built over the railway tracks, officials said here on Wednesday. “Gujarat capital, Gandhinagar has the country’s first redeveloped railway station. The […]