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Who’s better off and who’s worse off four years on from the outbreak of COVID? The financial picture might surprise you

Written by Ben Phillips, Associate Professor, POLIS@ANU Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University

A lot has happened to the economy since COVID struck, and reading the economic tea leaves has become more difficult.

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