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AI, big data, machine learning, the Internet of Things – all things that were “coming” in the years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic and are now staring us in the face.

For many businesses, COVID-19 has been a trigger for developing or revising international strategies, with new markets and efficiencies being found in other countries: and India is consistently on the radar as one of the world’s largest economies.

We made a pre-Budget submission in support of Mid-Sized Businesses and their role in driving the economy forward on 24 August 2020.

The shift to shopping online was already underway before COVID-19 struck. But the pandemic has unquestionably increased the pace of retail digital transformation

For clubs, mandatory shutdowns due to COVID-19 have been particularly devastating and JobKeeper has been a welcome lifeline to help keep employees on the books.

The government has said the economy needs to ‘grow’ out of the recession. Innovation will be to key to this.

COVID-19 has severely impacted school operations, the effects of which schools may feel for some time yet.

It didn’t take long for the numbers from the Treasurer’s economic update to be blown out with the spike in COVID cases in Melbourne resulting in the current stage 4 restrictions.

COVID-19 has brought with it a tumultuous yet interesting time for the manufacturing sector.

This week Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg revealed the future of JobKeeper and JobSeeker amid concerns the economy could fall off a cliff once the programs end.

Restaurants are embracing ghost kitchens as a way of meeting the growing takeaway and home-delivery market without the cost of overheads for dine-in customers.

If the government’s economic outlook last week tells us anything, it’s that we need to be realistic about the Australian economy.