Leading directors are worried by the hit to the economy from the second lockdown in Melbourne and say federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg should be in no hurry to repair Australia's eye-watering budget deficit.
One top director also urged state governments to stop shutting their borders in response to the spread of the virus, labelling it a "sledgehammer" approach.
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