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Online Essentials Shopping Not Going Anywhere Post-Pandemic

Jake Nelson July 19, 2021 No Comments

As foot traffic to Sydney and Melbourne retailers dries up due to the COVID lockdowns, customers have signalled that online shopping for essentials is here to stay. According to a…

Aust IT Spending To Grow 6.4% As Vaccines Roll Out

Computer Daily News July 16, 2021 No Comments

Australia’s IT and technology spending is expected to reach almost $103 billion this year, up by 6.4 percent, according to researcher Gartner. Australia’s growth rate for 2021 is expected to…

Lockdown Bill Keeps Rising As Shopping Centres Squeezed

Jake Nelson July 16, 2021 No Comments

Pandemic lockdowns in Sydney and Melbourne are hammering shopping centres and discretionary retail as the Australian Retailers Association warns of a $7 billion blow to the industry. Shopping centre landlords…

Sydney Lockdown Extension An Extra $1bn Hit To Retail

Jake Nelson July 8, 2021 No Comments

The Australian Retailers Association has warned that the extension of Sydney’s stay-at-home orders will add another billion dollars to the price tag already confronting NSW retail. The extension, announced yesterday…

Google Adds Digital COVID Card Support To Android

Jake Nelson July 1, 2021 No Comments

Google has added support for COVID vaccination and test cards to its Passes app, allowing governments and healthcare providers to create their own via the API. Devices running Android 5…

COVID Lockdowns: WA Premier Says CE Retailers Not “Essential” Businesses

Jake Nelson June 30, 2021 No Comments

Consumer electronics retailers like Harvey Norman may not be “essential” businesses under Western Australia’s lockdown, according to Premier Mark McGowan. In a press conference today, the WA Premier was asked…

IT Journalism Gongs Postponed

Computer Daily News June 30, 2021 No Comments

MediaConnect has announced that the 2021 Samsung IT Journalism Awards scheduled for July 16th have been postponed. The decision was due to the current lockdown in NSW and as restrictions in other…

NSW Rolls Out Business Lockdown Support As Retail Calls For Consistency

Jake Nelson June 29, 2021 No Comments

The NSW Government will defer payroll tax for employers in the state, as well as offer grants to small businesses that suffer a decline in turnover during Sydney’s COVID lockdown.…

Sydney Lockdown To Cost Retail Billions

Jake Nelson June 28, 2021 No Comments

The two-week lockdown in Greater Sydney will be a $2 billion hammer blow to local retail, the Australian Retailers Association has warned. The city, as well as the Blue Mountains,…

Aust IT Workers Will Still Work From Home In 2022

Computer Daily News June 24, 2021 No Comments

Research organisation Gartner says more than half the world’s knowledge workers, those who use problem solving skills such as IT programmers, developers, cybersecurity sleuths, will be working remotely during the…