Senate debates

Wednesday, 1 December 2021

Questions without Notice

Economy

2:02 pm

Photo of Katy GallagherKaty Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

In the September quarter, America's economy grew by 0.5 per cent, the UK's by 1.3 per cent, Canada's by 1.3 per cent, Germany's by 1.7 per cent and France's by 3.0 per cent, but the Australian economy contracted by 1.9 per cent. If the Morrison government was doing such a great job managing the economy, why is our September downturn the worst in the OECD so far and the third-biggest downturn in the history of the national accounts?

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