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Andrew Brown

Faster disaster relief packages for businesses urged

Business wants faster and clearer government assistance when natural disasters strike. (JASON O'BRIEN/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

The business lobby has urged national cabinet to develop ready-made assistance packages for firms to get back on their feet quickly following natural disasters.

Small businesses had been experiencing "grant fatigue" following events such as bushfires and floods, Business Council of Australia chief executive Jennifer Westacott told a parliamentary inquiry into disaster resilience.

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