Based on Treasury postcode data, about 27,636 businesses and not-for-profits in the greater Brisbane area were receiving payments in January 2021. “There is no jobkeeper safety net for these businesses, and little to no support will be forthcoming until after the lockdown is over. Jerome Dalton, who runs a Brisbane-based catering and events business, said he lost $30,000 in cancellations even before the lockdown was announced. When jobkeeper payments concluded on Sunday, both Treasure’s skippers left the business – one for other employment and one for further training. But for his business, “lockdown hasn’t affected me because I didn’t have staff to run our boats anyway”.

Source: The Guardian March 29, 2021 16:30 UTC