Extended Covid lockdowns threaten to push Australia into double-dip recession

Gerard Cockburn
Updated August 18 2021 - 5:19pm, first published 1:24pm
The initial virus lockdown last year only caused one quarter of negative growth, despite a plummet of 7 per cent. Picture: Elesa Kurtz
The initial virus lockdown last year only caused one quarter of negative growth, despite a plummet of 7 per cent. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Ongoing lockdowns into the last quarter of 2021 could thrust the Australian economy into a double-dip recession.

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Gerard Cockburn

Gerard Cockburn

Economics Reporter

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