Pending legislation would allocate record-breaking federal aid to state and local governments, testing and tracing efforts and workers and households.

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Small businesses affected by COVID-19 are discovering they may not be able to rely on quick relief from the federal government. Small businesses hoping for emergency relief in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic are once again discovering that the government is much quicker in shutting them down than it is in providing financial assistance. Read Full Story

​Seafood Industry Australia, the seafood industry's national peak-body, has found itself with a $4 million federal government grant, which will be used for the sector's first ever whole-of-industry national marketing campaign.

As the coronavirus pandemic rages on and countries enter lockdown mode, businesses that exist to move people from place to place are suffering. As the coronavirus pandemic rages on and more countries enter lockdown mode, businesses that exist to move people from place to place are suffering—citizens are being asked not to cross streets, let alone borders. The airline industry has been hit especially hard by an unprecedented drop in demand as governments issue increasingly stringent travel restrictions, including suspended international travel between the U.S. and 28 European countries, China, and Iran. Read Full Story

With more people having Juneteenth off this year, expect more celebrations, rallies, and a whole host of virtual events. Juneteenth marks the date in 1865 when the slaves of Galveston, Texas, were informed that they were free—2.5 years, mind you, after the Emancipation Proclamation, via a federal order aimed at silencing and controlling them (“remain quietly at [your] present homes”). Read Full Story

The situation is increasingly untenable for companies in dire straits, and some members of Congress are finally starting to acknowledge the chaos. Almost a month after being ordered to shut down—and almost two weeks after the federal government passed an aid package of unprecedented proportions—many small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic say they still haven’t received a dime. Read Full Story

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A new proposal would offer government grants to companies that give employees an extra day off a week, which could help give the revolutionary idea more global momentum. The four-day week is starting to move from fantasy to the mainstream: Unilever, the massive corporation that owns brands such as Dove and Ben and Jerry’s, is now testing a shorter workweek with employees in New Zealand, who will be paid for five days while working four. Microsoft ran a similar pilot in Japan in 2019, giving employees Fridays off, and saw productivity grow by 40% despite the fact that workers spent less time in the office. Now, the Spanish government is considering a proposal that would incentivize companies across the country to shorten working hours without a cut in pay. Read Full Story

News of the Federal Government tabling the ACCC’s news media bargaining code of conduct bill this week in Parliament has been welcomed by several Australian news media organisations even as questions about the ongoing power of digital platform providers continue.