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Australia virus spending will not avoid recession

Monday, March 30, 2020

Significance

Impacts

  • Low consumer confidence will dampen lending activity and delay Australia’s economic recovery.
  • Community lockdowns will expand as authorities try to stem COVID-19.
  • The government will lose support if seen to have handled COVID-19 ineffectively (critics say the response was slow).

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