Omicron BA5 is ripping through the economy and small business is feeling the effects.  Combining with the heavy toll this years flu is taking, it is a double whammy which sees owners continuing to work long hours and closing early as employees just aren’t available.

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Produced By: Roderick Chambers

Featured In Story: Alexi Boyd spokesperson for the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia

First aired on The Wire, Monday 11 July 2022