Chief economist update: Australia succumbs to pandemic-induced recessionBY BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020 12:19PMAustralian economic growth contracted by 7.0% in the June quarter - the biggest fall on record since 1959 and worse than market expectations for a 5%-6% fall - that followed a 0.3% decline in the March 2020 quarter, satisfying the technical definition of a recession.
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