3 September
The Australian economy officially entered recession as it posted two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth.
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Despite government measures such as increased spending and cutting interest rates to zero, the country has not been able to avoid a recession.
Timothy McBride, Bernard Becker Professor at Washington University, shared an article on Australia entering recession for the first time in decades, following two consecutive quarters of negative growth.
Even though the country was able to avoid any major impact from the 2008 global financial crisis, it has not been able to escape the impact of the pandemic.
Australia may find it difficult to recover in the post-Covid-19 scenario due to slowdown in growth of China, which is its biggest trade partner.
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By GlobalDataFurther, the country may face other long-term problems such as climate change disasters including wildfires, wage growth stagnation and a housing bubble.
Unemployment levels also remain high at 7.5%, which is the worst in 22 years. The figures are expected to rise as the downturn continues.
