— 4 minute read object(stdClass)#17722 (8) { ["image_intro"]=> string(72) "images/articleimages-391x261/850x492/James-Merlino-speaking-covid-ad.jpg" ["float_intro"]=> string(0) "" ["image_intro_alt"]=> string(13) "James Merlino" ["image_intro_caption"]=> string(0) "" ["image_fulltext"]=> string(0) "" ["float_fulltext"]=> string(0) "" ["image_fulltext_alt"]=> string(0) "" ["image_fulltext_caption"]=> string(0) "" } John Buckley A A Announcing the seven-day lockdown on Thursday, Victorian acting Premier James Merlino acknowledged the challenges and costs the move would mount in the face of Victorian businesses, and suggested the Andrews government was looking into providing targeted support. Advertisement "); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1606778434582-0'); }); } Advertisement It’s a measure leaders from across the accounting industry, and the broader business community, on Thursday declared necessary, along with an expedited vaccine rollout and a competent, federalised hotel quarantine scheme.