The economic side-effect of COVID-19 perhaps more serious than the impact on health.

Worrying Times.  Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and the Federal Government face a number of challenging policy decisions in dealing with the economic damage from COVD-19.

Worrying Times. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and the Federal Government face a number of challenging policy decisions in dealing with the economic damage from COV Source: Source: AAP/SBS 05 MAR 2020.

Dr Peter McCawley AM, former Dean of the Asian Development Bank Institute and Visiting Fellow, Arndt-Corden Economics Division and Indonesia Project ANU College of Asia and the Pacific. talks about the way ahead for the Australian economic planning in the face of fears about COVID-19.


Dr Peter McCawley AM believes that with the impact of COVID-19, the announcement of a drop in interest rates and a sluggish global economy the Federal Government should take action with its fiscal policy. What stimulus should the Government introduce and why?  Dr Peter McCawley AM explains his stance.

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