In the wake of 2020’s economic plunge unemployment had dropped to pre-pandemic levels, economic growth was restored and Australia was the COVID miracle.

Next thing you know the Federal Government is having to do what it said it wouldn’t need to again - putting together a support package to help businesses and workers now that our two biggest cities are both in lockdown.

Today on Please Explain, economics correspondent Jennifer Duke joins Tory Maguire to discuss Australia’s economic recovery amid the latest round of lockdowns in Sydney and Victoria.

In the wake of 2020&rsquo;s economic plunge unemployment had dropped to pre-pandemic levels, economic growth was restored and Australia was the COVID miracle.
Next thing you know the Federal Government is having to do what it said it wouldn&rsquo;t need to again - putting together a support package to help businesses and workers now that our two biggest cities are both in lockdown.
Today on Please Explain, economics correspondent Jennifer Duke joins Tory Maguire to discuss Australia&rsquo;s economic recovery amid the latest round of lockdowns in Sydney and Victoria.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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