(7 February 2020, The Age, p8, By Shane Wright)
‘The Morrison government is preparing Australians for a large hit to the economy and the budget bottom line from the coronavirus outbreak and the summer’s bushfires amid growing concern the financial hit from both will be larger than first thought. As December retail figures showed the bushfires contributed to the worst Christmas shopping period in a decade, one analyst warned efforts to control the coronavirus were likely to have a bigger economic impact than the disease itself.’
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