Australians all let's not rejoice. No! Don't rejoice at National Statistician's official count that the economy of this land girt by sea expanded by 1.1% in the March quarter - stronger than consensus expectations for an already strong 0.9% advance - and by 3.5% over the year - the fastest pace in nearly two years and above trend growth of 3.25%. https://www.financialstandard.com.au/feed/latest?story=40742326 en-AU Copyright 2026 Financial Standard 5