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Buckle up. 2019-20 survey finds the economy weak and heading down, and that's ahead of surprises

  • Written by Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Buckle up. 2019-20 survey finds the economy weak and heading down, and that's ahead of surprisesAs uncertain as 2019-20 is, The Conversation's team of 20 leading economists are in broad agreement that the outlook isn't good. Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will also have to deal with the unexpected.Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

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