Australia’s two largest states and the ACT are in lockdown as the Delta strain of COVID-19 takes its toll while others are standing firm on a policy of eradication. The result is a country at a policy impasse and divided by border restrictions.

Business Development, Community, New BusinessJPR BUSINESS GROUP7 September 2021pandemic, covid, lockdown, Economic Forecast, Australian Economy

2021 Risks & Opportunities

With the borders between the State and Territories all but open and 2021 in sight, there is a hunger for a return to ‘normal’. The recent Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment articulates this desire to ‘get on with things’; sentiment reached its highest level since November 2013 and Christmas spending is expected to be consistent with previous years.

Investment, Financial Accounting, Corporate Secretarial, New Business, Superannuation, TaxationJPR BUSINESS GROUP3 December 20202021, Australian Economy, Economic Forecast, JobKeeper, JobTrainer, HomeBuilder