Only one bushfire-hit business given loan

By Daniel McCulloch
Updated February 12 2020 - 8:08pm, first published 8:05pm
Only one of 290 bushfire-hit applicants has received a business loan, the prime minister revealed.
Only one of 290 bushfire-hit applicants has received a business loan, the prime minister revealed.

Almost 300 bushfire-hit businesses have applied for federal government loans in the week the scheme has been open, but just one application has been approved.

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