Opinion
Nowhere to hide from COVID's economic pain
The national panic over the spike in Victorian numbers obscures the much bigger problem – the economic impact on Australia of a rampaging virus elsewhere in the world.
Jennifer HewettColumnistThrongs of young people in late-night Perth lining up for newly reopened nightclubs may seem a reassuring contrast to the Texas governor ordering bars to be closed again.
It’s a long way from Perth to Houston. Unfortunately for Canberra, it’s the Texan experience that’s more likely to reverberate through the Australian economy rather than Western Australia's apparent success in eliminating the virus.
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