Vital Signs. If we fall into a recession (and we might) we'll have ourselves to blame
- Written by Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW
The Reserve Bank and government have the means to keep us from recession. They'll need the will. Shutterstock
The facts are not in dispute.
Annual GDP growth has fallen to 1.8%. On a per-capita basis we have had three consecutive quarters of negative growth. The last time that happened was during the drought and recession of 1982, almost four...
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