Lost in lockdown: Will the economic shock be just as damaging?
This is not like an ordinary recession where jobs dwindle as conditions deteriorate. This is the swift execution of viable businesses with little warning.
Such is the fear in the community, and the hunger for information, Prime Ministerial press conferences have assumed a whole new gravity.
Free-to-air networks and pay-tv news channels suspended programming on Tuesday night when Scott Morrison took to the podium to provide an update following the just-finished meeting of the national cabinet.
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Phillip Coorey is the political editor based in Canberra. He is a two-time winner of the Paul Lyneham award for press gallery excellence. Connect with Phillip on Facebook and Twitter. Email Phillip at pcoorey@afr.com
