New wave of business failures feared as end looms for tenancy support scheme
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A small business lobby group is warning of a fresh wave of insolvencies when the state governmentâs COVID-19 Commercial Tenancy Relief Scheme ends in late March.
The schemeâs helpline for small business owners hit by the COVID-19 crisis, or their landlords, has received more than 300 calls a week on average in the 11 months it has been running.
Victorian small businesses are doing it tough in 2021.
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Will Eddie hang on? Presidentâs tenure at Collingwood on the edge
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Perhaps for the first time in his eventful and transformative 22-year presidency, Eddie McGuire has lost control of the decision on whether he continues at the helm of the Collingwood Football Club for the 2021 season.
McGuire has already committed to standing down as president at the end of this year, a move that surprised many within the club and AFL. But well-placed sources confirm that there have been discussions among his fellow board members about whether McGuire ought to serve out this year, as he intends, or be persuaded to step aside much sooner to provide fresh air for the Magpies.
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Children as young as 11 are gambling for money and playing video games and apps that simulate betting â and parents are most often funding and enabling them.
About 40 per cent of NSW children aged 12 to 17 are playing video games and apps with features that look and feel like gambling, according to major research commissioned for the NSW Office of Responsible Gambling. It surveyed 551 young people and held a range of focus groups.
Although underage gambling is illegal, about 30 per cent of the young people surveyed had bet for money in the past year. The most popular gambling activity was commercial gambling such as bingo, sports betting online and off, scratchies and lottery tickets, followed by informal betting such as poker, often played at school or TAFE.