Scott Morrison says states can protect employers who don’t mandate vaccines: as it happened
by Josh Taylor (now) and Mostafa Rachwani (earlier) from World news | The Guardian on (#5N8YY)
NSW recorded a new daily record for Covid-19 cases as Victoria reported 15 new cases and WA toughened border restrictions. This blog is now closed
- Victoria has paid out 500,000 Covid test isolation claims, data shows, as calls grow for NSW to match support
- Fear for Indigenous communities in NSW west as state records 390 new cases
- Victoria, Tasmania and NT working on vaccine passports, Daniel Andrews reveals
- Hotspots: NSW and ACT; Vic; Qld
- Restrictions: NSW; Vic; Qld; borders
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The NSW government is reintroducing a code of conduct for commercial leasing to mandate rent relief for tenants impacted by Covid-19
A $40m hardship fund will be set up to provide a monthly grant of up to $3,000 to small commercial or retail landlords who provide rental waivers of at least the value of the grant, and any land tax relief they are eligible for.
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