The dread of entering into another lock-down is a feeling Victorians have come to know all too well. For casual workers and non-essential businesses like hairdressing and entertainment who are being laid of for this period of time it will being forced to shut for seven days it will mean time cut off from income.
Small businesses are concerned they will struggle to stay afloat without government support packages for businesses and employees.
Produced By: Tahlia Kraefft
Featured In Story: Professor Roger Wilkins – Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research at the University of Melbourne
First aired on The Wire, Friday, 28 May 2021