Economics

Australia’s Recession-Busting Pillars Set to Topple Post-Virus

A pedestrian uses a deserted public walkway in Sydney on May 5. 

Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg
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Australia’s almost three-decade expansion -- a developed-world record -- has largely depended on four key factors that economist Saul Eslake says are unlikely to remain completely intact in a post-Covid-19 world.