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In a late alert on Friday evening, the Health Department said the details of the 20 locations had been urgently added to the state’s growing list of exposure sites and that it was working with the person’s employer to track down contacts. It comes after health authorities identified five bars and pubs as being exposure sites of significant concern when revealing a new COVID-19 case in Melbourne had caught the virus on a night out. “If you have been to those locations you have been out partying with somebody who was COVID-positive at the same time, with you in that space,” COVID-19 res...

Businesses are seeking compensation from the Victorian government for the state's latest lockdown. which is expected to leave businesses $1billion in debt.

"Business is looking to the Victorian Government to ensure its approach to the COVID outbreak announced today remains proportionate and targeted," Tim...

Zip Co muscles into Europe and Middle East amid BNPL land grab We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement Afterpay rival Zip Co has made the next move in the global buy now, pay later (BNPL) land grab, snapping up operators in Europe and the Middle East for a combined price tag of $160 million. ASX-listed Zip said on Monday it was aiming to crack into the European market through the acquisition of Twisto, which counts Poland and the Czech Republic as its core markets but has a licence to provide payments across ...

Major banks getting choosy on mortgage customers: Pepper CEO Share The chief executive of Pepper Money, which will list on the ASX on Tuesday, says major banks are getting more selective about the mortgage customers they take on, which should help the non-bank lender grow as it targets “non-conforming” borrowers. Mario Rehayem said major banks were finding it tough to process mortgage applications quickly because they were too big to conduct bespoke assessments on borrowers who fell outside the standard cookie-cutter, while constant changes to credit policies were frustrating mortgage bro...