by ebony | Apr 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Great news for Queenslanders! Social distancing restrictions may be lifted within a matter of weeks. The first places likely to have restrictions lifted include community sports, small social gatherings and retail shopping. The key to having restrictions lifted...
by ebony | Apr 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Following on from our post yesterday, new rental laws were passed on Wednesday evening in Parliament. The new laws include a range of protection measures for tenants, including a ban on evictions if tenants are unable to pay their rent due to being impacted by...
by ebony | Apr 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
New rental laws have been passed in Queensland Parliament overnight. The new laws are in response to COVID-19 and include measures to protect tenants. The laws apply to both private and commercial tenants. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk told Parliament last night that...
by ebony | Apr 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
$5.5 million increased funding has been dedicated to domestic violence services to assist services to cope during COVID-19. The statistics show these services need the support with a 75% increase in Google searches for domestic violence services and a significant...
by ebony | Apr 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
With COVID-19 travel restrictions in place, many airlines are struggling. News broke late yesterday that Virgin Australia has now been placed into voluntary administration, with $5 billion in debts. What exactly does “voluntary administration” mean? Voluntary...
by ebony | Apr 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
Did you know that as a result of COVID-19, Queensland Courts have made changes to the types of matters they are hearing and how they are being heard? Tanya Dower, Senior Associate and Team Leader of Ryan Murdoch O’Regan Lawyers’ Criminal & Traffic Law Team...