What does a coronavirus eviction moratorium mean for Australian renters and businesses?

As Australians' jobs vanish thanks to coronavirus, many are asking themselves: what happens if I can't pay my rent? Key points: The "moratorium on evictions" was mentioned by the PM on Sunday Being proactive and negotiating if you can't pay rent is still the advice from residential tenant advocates More detail is expected from this Friday's National Cabinet meeting Or could I face eviction for another reason? They include: Temporary moratoriums on evictions if rent isn't paid for on commercial tenancies hit by "severe rental distress" due to coronavirus Reducing or waiving rental payments for a set time for affected tenants Tenants could ask to end leases or seek out mediation on grounds of "financial distress" Landlords and tenants not badly impacted by coronavirus to honour their rental agreements But at the same time, the National Cabinet says there's "more to do, including for residential tenancies". Tenants' Union of New South Wales spokesman Leo Patterson Ross says those principles around businesses will hopefully flow through to residential tenants, but there's still a lot of unknowns. The state's Premier Peter Gutwein says the laws will "ensure tenants have the incentive to continue to pay rent during the emergency period, where they are able to do so".