The New Rental Laws: The Fine Details

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...

New Rental Laws Due To COVID-19

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...

Domestic Violence & The COVID-19 Response

$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...

Virgin & Voluntary Administration: What Does This Mean?

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...