Health experts have warned the media to be cautious about reporting links between blood clots and the covid vaccines.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said regional Victorians want the visitors back as corona virus cases diminish.

SBS Radio is the world's most multilingual public broadcasting service, dedicated to the nearly five million Australians who speak a language other than English at home. It provides Australian news and information in 68 languages on radio, online, via digital television and social media.

Head of Audio and Language Content, Mandi Wicks, shares some insights into how SBS has responded to the pandemic.

Commercial Radio Australia has welcomed the Federal Government’s relief package for Australian media, but said much more action was needed to address the severity of the impact of COVID-19 on radio broadcasters.

Comment By Fran Chalmers

Australian audiences are turning to radio as a critical source of information, entertainment, and connection during the COVID-19 crisis.

 
According to audience listening figures compiled by GfK for Commercial Radio Australia, close to 3 in 4 Australians 18+ are listening to radio the same amount or more during the pandemic.
 
On the downside, 23% of people say they have decreased their in-car listening, while 18% in fact report listening to more than before, as social distancing requirements reduce travel via public transport.

SCA research unearths new consumer behaviour as Australians work from home.

SCA has flagged $40M to $45M savings in costs for the next year, and it is hoping to raise $169 million equity in fully underwritten funding in an effort to keep the company operating during the COVID-19 crisis.
 
The interim and final dividends for FY20 will not be paid, and the board expects that no dividend will be paid in FY21.
 

The decline in advertising revenue created by the Coronavirus COVID-19 crisis has had a significant impact on ARN with the company already cutting costs, reducing spending and encouraging staff to take annual leave.