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Small business lobby COSBOA warned many businesses “will close and not reopen” as a result of the fires and loss of summer trade
COSBOA chief executive Peter Strong said climate change deniers in the Federal Government should “shut-up” and “go and sit at the backbench where they belong”
The lobby is urging governments to assist fire-affected regions to put on events once the fires are over to lure visitors back to those areas

Bushfire preparations stymied by climate change deniers in Government, says small business lobby – Politics – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)