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Australia - Fiscal support ramped up as shutdown looms

Australia is moving closer to shutting down a large share of its services sector and we now expect GDP to fall by 4% this year. The government is responding with a second, larger fiscal stimulus package that should prevent the recession from turning into depression.

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