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The economy
We cannot go it alone: Business calls for Premier’s ‘secret formula’ for reopening the border
If businesses had a clear idea of when the border would open jobs could be saved, the WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry has warned.
- by Daile Cross
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Opinion
Australian recession
Recovery from recession won't get us out of the low-growth trap
Nearly all the stimulus to get the country going again will need to come from the budget but even if we do recover from this recession it won't eliminate the economy's structural weakness.
- by Ross Gittins
Coronavirus pandemic
'Too far gone to be saved': US bracing for a tidal wave of bankruptcies
Already, household names like Hertz and J. Crew have succumbed to the effects of the coronavirus. And the list is likely to grow.
- by Mary Williams Walsh
Trump diplomacy
'Perhaps I didn't make myself clear': Trump renews threat to cut ties with China
A day after US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told Congress he did not see decoupling the US and Chinese economies as a viable option, President Trump has responded.
- by Eric Beech and Andrea Shalal
Editorial
Federal budget
Fiscal stimulus key to stem surge in jobless rate
Until the private sector revives and confidence returns, government spending is the only way to create growth and jobs.
- The Age's View
Coronavirus pandemic
New Zealand a step closer to recession as GDP suffers biggest fall in 29 years
New Zealand's gross domestic product suffered its biggest fall since 1991 as the coronavirus pandemic began to bite in the first quarter.
- by Tracy Withers
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
It's no wonder we're all tired and irritable a lot of the time
Not only are we making more decisions, but the consequences of those decisions are more dire than ever before.
- by Jessica Irvine
Opinion
Trade
Now is the time for Australia and Britain to rejuvenate economic ties
As both nations begin to focus towards the economic recovery from COVID-19, a UK-Australia free trade agreement can help to expand our opportunities and secure stronger supply chains to withstand better future shocks, the trade minister says.
- by Simon Birmingham
Tourism
Eiffel Tower to reopen after longest closure since WWII
France's tourism industry is slowly opening back up as the pandemic-ravaged economy looks to get back on its feet.
- by Thomas Adamson
Coronavirus pandemic
IMF sees 'profound uncertainty' about global recovery
The IMF says the economic upheaval triggered by the pandemic was more global and playing out differently than past crises.
- by Andrea Shalal