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We're staring down the barrel of a technical recession as the coronavirus enters a new and dangerous phase

  • Written by Warren Hogan, Industry Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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This week marks a new phase in the coronavirus crisis with the case count outside China accelerating sharply.

China’s containment strategy bought global health authorities time to prepare, but failed to confine the outbreak to North-East Asia.

In the past week both President Trump and Prime Minister Morrison have prepared...

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