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...

Commercial Leases & The Impact Of COVID-19

A new mandatory code of conduct has been proposed by Prime Minister Scott Morrison. The changes will be applicable to commercial landlords and commercial tenants. To be eligible, parties will need to have a turnover of $50 million or less and be eligible for the...

Our Adopted Koala Anwen’s Release Back Into The Wild

Over 5 months ago devastating bushfires took hold of Australia. Countless animals were injured and in need of adoption so Quinn & Scattini came to the rescue of 5 koalas. This included Anwen, one of the first koalas to be rescued and treated at the Port Macquarie...

Changes To Property Owner Tenant Laws

“35% of people rent their home. 90% of rental supply are Mum and Dad investors”. Proposed changes to property owner and tenant laws were announced on Friday by the Queensland Government. The changes are due to COVID-19 and include evictions being prohibited, rental...