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The calm before the recession
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Australia’s economy has taken its biggest hit since the Great Depression, but so far government stimulus measures have cushioned most people and businesses from the worst impacts. Those stimulus measures are about to dry up. Today, the upcoming danger zone for Australia’s economy, and how we can avoid it.   Guest: CEO of the Grattan Institute Danielle Woods. Background reading: The way out of the Covid-19 recession in The Saturday Paper   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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