Australia’s ‘Kneejerk Lockdown Contest’ Will Pummel Businesses, Industry Warns

Australia’s ‘Kneejerk Lockdown Contest’ Will Pummel Businesses, Industry Warns
A food delivery worker rides in the central business district of Sydney on Jun. 26, 2021. Australia's largest city entered a two-week lockdown to contain an outbreak of the highly contagious Delta variant. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images
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Australia’s peak industry body has warned that states’ trigger-finger CCP virus lockdowns have rapidly delivered big financial blows to businesses and the economy—all without providing an effective long-term solution to eradicating the pandemic.

A spate of lockdowns across the nation have engulfed New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory, and Western Australia, with further restrictions imposed in South Australia.

Daniel Khmelev
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Daniel Khmelev is an Australian reporter based in Perth covering energy, tech, and politics.
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