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'Not even worth opening your doors': Shopping malls turn into ghost towns as coronavirus hits retail

"NEBRASKA MALL PLANS TO REOPEN DESPITE CLIMBING VIRUS CASES
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Retail analyst Jon Reily said he doesn't think the mall will be successful
with its reopening plans because consumers will likely be reluctant to shop there."

In times of uncertainty, you deserve understanding.

By Simon Johanson and Carolyn Cummins
March 20, 2020 — 10.30am

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The mall, usually bustling with people, is like a ghost town with solitary shoppers wandering past empty stores. The eerie quiet is echoed in Sydney's northern beaches in the usually crammed Westfield Warringah Mall

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Cafes, restaurants, pubs, fashion, anything discretionary, are being hit. As the country hunkers down, the only busy stores are supermarkets and fresh food retailers.

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Chadstone's managers cancelled a quarterly meeting this week after 150 distressed tenants decided to attend, another retailer, who didn't want to be named, said. At the last quarterly meeting before the virus outbreak hit, just eight showed up. Vicinity said it cancelled because of safety reasons.

https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/business-is-crashing-shopping-malls-turn-into-ghost-towns-as-coronavirus-hits-retail-20200319-p54bra.html

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Six month moratorium on residential tenancy evictions during COVID-19
The NSW Government is introducing an interim 60-day stop on landlords seeking to evict tenants due to rental arrears as a result of COVID-19, together with longer six month restrictions on rental arrears evictions for those financially disadvantaged by COVID-19.
https://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/resource-library/publications/coronavirus-covid-19/property/moratorium

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Landlords should oppose Queensland Government's planned protections for COVID-19 tenants, says REIQ
By Rebecca Hyam, Lexy Hamilton-Smith and staff
Posted about 7 hours ago
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Key points:
* The Government's proposal is heavily weighted towards the protection of tenants, at landlords' expense, the REIQ says
* Housing Minister says guidelines will outline what is a fair rent to pay based on the level of impact a tenant has experienced
* Some real estate agents do not want rent-free periods because they do not get their commissions, Tenants Queensland says
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-15/coronavirus-queensland-rentals-tenants-landlords-covid19/12144418