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Josh with the dosh

Celebrating GDP growth is a nonsense

13 March 2021

9:00 AM

13 March 2021

9:00 AM

Did you see all the fawning praise that followed on from the news that Australia’s GDP grew by 3.1 per cent in the last quarter of last year? The Treasurer Josh Frydenberg did the Sky after dark circuit, with metaphorical bouquets tossed at his feet from all directions including most of the Australian’s columnists who thought things economic were looking far better than expected just a few months ago.

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