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On 10 September, it was announced that the Export Market Development Grant (EMDG) scheme will be reoriented from its current reimbursement model to an upfront grant agreement payable to eligible recipients over multi-year grants from 1 July 2021.

The Government has delivered a once in a lifetime Federal Budget in response to COVID-19.

Further to our article regarding the Treasurer’s announcement on 9 September 2020, the Queensland Government yesterday released administrative guidelines for introducing a duty exemption for some small business restructures in the form of Public Ruling DA000.16.1.

Agribusiness, Food & Beverage Dealtracker

With deals coming back to market, four private equity specialists shed light on current deal flow, where opportunities for private equity firms will lie in the future and how they can adapt to realise them.

At a time when access to finance is proving critical to many, mid-market businesses are looking beyond traditional sources and turning to private equity to fund their growth. Our specialists explore how private equity firms are now working with their portfolios and how the mid-market can benefit from investment.

A core component, and very much in response to changing business trends in a post COVID world, the Government is investing almost $800m to enable businesses to take advantage of digital technologies to grow their businesses and create jobs.

The Government states they are technology agnostic and that they will not hinge their hopes on one kind of energy generation for the future. Having said this, hydrogen has presented itself as a major opportunity for Australia – both as a domestic energy source as well as an exportable commodity.

Australia’s manufacturing sector will play a key role in our economic recovery. There are around 860,000 people employed by manufacturing. The sector is responsible for a huge amount of research and development, and it punches above its weight for the size of the sector.

COVID-19 has changed the way we shop – perhaps forever. There is no retailer unaffected. But while many in the industry are experiencing hardships they might never bounce back from, it’s not all doom and gloom.

The New South Wales Government has moved to extend rent relief measures for commercial tenancies, providing an additional land tax concession to commercial landlords who provide relief.

On 23 September 2020, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced the most significant insolvency reform in the last 30 years