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2020-21 economic survey points to a weak recovery getting weaker, amid declining living standards

Written by Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

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The picture of economic recovery painted by Prime Minister Scott Morrison is looking like a mirage. The 22 leading economists polled by The Conversation from 16 universities in seven states on average expect historically weak economic growth in all but one of the next five years, with growth dwindling over...

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