Supporting Business to Retain Jobs – JobKeeper Payment
30 March 2020 The Morrison Government has today introduced a JobKeeper Payment of $1,500 per fortnight, per eligible employee, for up to 6 months. The JobKeeper Payment will start on 30 March 2020, with the first payment to…
Medtronic Shares Ventilation Design Specifications to Accelerate Efforts to Increase Global Ventilator Production
31 March 2020 Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), the global leader in medical technology, today announced it is publicly sharing the design specifications for the Puritan Bennett™ 560 (PB 560) to enable participants across industries to evaluate options for rapid…
Update from the Coordinating Office for Clinical Trial Research
30 March 2020 COVID-19 Guidance for Clinical Trials and Research Projects – Department of Health and Human Services, Victoria COVID-19 guidance has been developed nationally, relating to clinical trials and related projects. Please refer to the National Mutual…
Coronavirus Information & Stimulus Packages – Information for you & your business from Australian & Victorian Governments
29 March 2020 The following summarises information available as at 29 March 2020. More information can be found via the following links: AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT: – click here / VICTORIAN STATE GOVERNMENT: – click here Read a BioMelbourne Network…
Bill Ferris, pioneer venture capitalist, appointed Chair of the MRCF
26 March 2020 Pioneer venture capitalist, Bill Ferris, the architect behind the Federal Government’s $500m Biomedical Translation Fund (BTF), has been appointed Chair of the Medical Research Commercialisation Fund (MRCF). Mr Ferris was former Chair of the Garvan…
Quick links to government support for businesses and households impacted by COVID-19
24 March 2020 Below are a selection of quick links to the measures available to small and medium businesses, sole traders and households under the $189 billion economic support package announced recently by the Federal Government. Business.gov.au support…
Supporting sole traders through the effects of Coronavirus (Federal Govt)
27 March 2020 Joint media release with the Minister for Families and Social Services Senator the Hon Anne Ruston. The Morrison Government is expanding the eligibility criteria for JobSeeker Payment to support sole traders and Australians who are…
Connection and support through coronavirus outbreak
25 March 2020 Beyond Blue has developed a suite of online resources about coping with COVID-19 in response to rising community concern about the virus. Contacts about COVID-19 to the Beyond Blue Support Service are increasing and Beyond…
Looking after your mental health during the coronavirus outbreak
27 March 2020 This content has been shared from Beyond Blue. Read the original here. Beyond Blue recognises and understands the feelings of anxiety, distress and concern many people may be experiencing in relation to the coronavirus (COVID-19)…
Board changes and R&D Tax Incentive advance received (AdAlta)
27 March 2020 Highlights: • Operating principles established and cash conservation initiatives implemented to support response to COVID-19 operating environment • $805,118 R&D Tax Incentive advance received • Rosalind Wilson and James Williams retire from Board, Board fees…
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute to trial preventative vaccine for COVID-19 healthcare workers
27 March 2020 Professor Kathryn North AC, Director of the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia, has announced its infectious disease researchers are preparing to roll-out a multi-center randomised controlled clinical trial of the BCG vaccine against COVID-19. The…
Medtronic Foundation commits an additional $10M to global COVID-19 efforts
26 March 2020 Donation is Focused on Supporting and Equipping Frontline Health Workers Globally and Investing in Responsive Local Efforts that Assist Vulnerable Populations The Medtronic Foundation announced an additional $10M in contributions to COVID-19 relief efforts across…
