The Business Council of Australia (BCA) has urged state and federal governments to adopt a smarter and nationally consistent approach to lockdowns, warning that 100 days of restrictions at current levels would not only push the economy into a recession but also impact Aussies mental health and social cohesion.
The call from the peak body of the nation’s largest employers comes on the heels of the latest snap lockdowns in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, and is made after the BCA commissioned modelling by Ernst & Young (EY) that indicates outbreaks could be handled in a targeted and predictable way.
