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Date: 01/03/2021

As vaccinations of COVID-19 start to roll out across the country, there are signs of hope. But, the coronavirus will continue to shape the economy and business confidence for a while yet.

Professor Neville Norman asks us to consider the impact of COVID by providing alternative scenarios when it comes to business planning for the rest of 2021. Outgoing small business ombudsman, Kate Carnell, analyses the sector as JobKeeper expires in late March. Mark McCrindle and Athena Koelmeyer both look at staff coming back to the office, from a leadership and legal perspective.

Also this month, Cheryl-Anne Laird of Mazars warns us to keep on top correct salary payments. Elio D’Amato analyses the current sharemarket and offers his insights into a short-selling exercise that’s made headlines recently.