Coronavirus Australia: Only a third of border business bailout used
Advertisement About a third of a $45 million NSW government stimulus package for businesses struggling from the Victorian border closure was taken up even after a deadline extension and a criteria expansion. Business leaders now lobbying for a greater financial injection said many had found the size of the grants in the package insulting. Vehicles queue to cross the NSW-Victorian border at Albury on January 1. Credit:Jason Robins Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley, whose Farrer electorate occupies much of the NSW-Victorian border, is urging the state to re-purpose the balance for stru...
Source: smh.com.au