Senate debates

Wednesday, 2 September 2020

Questions without Notice

Economy

2:02 pm

Photo of Penny WongPenny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

The national accounts released today show that the economy has contracted by seven per cent. Can the minister confirm this is the worst quarterly result since records began, plunging Australia into the first recession in three decades and ending 29 years of continuous economic growth?

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