Australia has extended its ban on travellers from mainland China until 22nd February. Given that many universities begin teaching again on 24th February, there is a growing risk that the travel ban may seriously damage education exports as well as tourism. That’s a downside risk to our forecast that Australian GDP growth averages 1.8% this year.
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