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Is a major slowdown happening right under our noses?

It’s now possible that the Australian economy didn’t grow at all in the third quarter. It may even have contracted. That would be hard to ignore, especially when jobs growth has slumped to a two-year low at the same time. So it is worth considering whether a secret, sharp, slowdown is already underway.

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