Australia is in for a long and damaging economic slump, unless governments inject substantially more fiscal stimulus.
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Victorians must all share the lockdown load
Victorians in 10 postcodes across Melbourne’s north and west have been ordered back into lockdown. But regaining control of COVID-19 remains the responsibility of all Victorians.
The modest rise in unemployment hides a much grimmer picture
2.7 million people either lost their jobs or lost hours of work in April. The unemployment rate doesn’t capture the scale of COVID’s effect on jobs.
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Why we won’t know the full effect of COVID-19 on jobs in Australia for at least another month
The March labour force data will report on a jobs market that sadly no longer exists – the Australia before widespread spatial distancing and shutdowns of non-essential businesses.