Eventually recovery funding and stimulus spending will come to an end, forcing government services into a new normal. Some departments may find themselves in this phase almost immediately, for others it will take years.
28 May, 2020
The Treasurer is standing by his department despite a $60 billion JobKeeper error.
25 May, 2020
Council budgets are starting to show the financial toll COVID-19 is taking on local government.
21 May, 2020
Sydney is getting pop-up bike paths as capacity limits are placed on public transport.
18 May, 2020
Automated pedestrian crossings will be active in the Sydney CBD for 24 hours a day.
23 March, 2020
The MyGov website crashed as tens of thousands of newly jobless Australians sought assistance.
23 March, 2020
From multi-million stimulus packages to cancelled swimming lessons, councils have joined the fight against COVID-19.
19 March, 2020
Councils are being asked to waive supermarket delivery curfews to help minimise panic buying.
19 March, 2020
Casual government employees forced to miss work because of COVID-19 now have access to paid leave.
17 March, 2020
Councils have been thrust into a front line role in the coronavirus response.
15 March, 2020
The Place Branding Australia conference has been postponed following the cancellation of Dark Mofo.
12 March, 2020
How long Australia continues to contain COVID19 depends on the public health response, the chief medical officer says.
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