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2020 survey: no lift in wage growth, no lift in economic growth and no progress on unemployment in year of low expectations

  • Written by Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
2020 survey: no lift in wage growth, no lift in economic growth and no progress on unemployment in year of low expectationsWes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

2020 is shaping up as a dismal year for the economy, with no progress on many of the key measures that matter for Australians.

Unemployment will stay above 5% and probably rise rather than fall.

Economic growth will continue to have a “1” in front of it, instead of the “2” or...

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