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Pandemic brings 1st Australian recession in 29 years

| June 3, 2020 2:27 AM

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic pushed Australia’s economy into recession for the first time in 29 years in the first quarter of the year, and the situation is expected to get worse.

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