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Wednesday's GDP numbers are impressive, but they are for the December quarter, when we were bouncing back from Delta

Written by John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society and NATSEM, University of Canberra

Australia’s economy bounced back a welcome 3.4% in the December quarter of 2021, more than reversing the 1.9% lockdown-related decline in the September quarter. It was the sixth-biggest increase in the 60 years the figures have been compiled.

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Wednesday's GDP numbers are impressive, but they are for the December quarter, when we were bouncing back from Delta

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As global trade rules falter, how can Australia protect itself from economic coercion?

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