A key small business group has joined calls for coronavirus employment assistance programs to be extended to vulnerable workers, including international students and temporary migrants.
Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) chief executive Peter Strong said workers who were the lifeblood of the nation's 2 million small businesses needed help during the pandemic downturn.
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