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Andrew Brown, Tess Ikonomou and Poppy Johnston

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Jim Chalmers says Australia's labour market has been absolutely smashed by COVID and by long COVID. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

As many as 31,000 Australians are missing work each day due to long COVID, which is putting pressure on an economy already troubled by labour shortages.

"Our labour market has been absolutely smashed by COVID and by long COVID," Treasurer Jim Chalmers says.

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