PM ditches 'hibernation' as recovery speeds up
John KehoeEconomics editor
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has shelved talk of a six-month economic "hibernation" and is nudging the states to allow more businesses to reopen before an official review of restrictions in less than three weeks.
Queensland and Western Australia on Sunday responded to weeks of low infection rates by taking their first steps to unwind strict social distancing rules, including for local travel and social gatherings.
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John Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jkehoe@afr.com
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