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Australia's economy takes sharpest dive since the 1930s

by Associated Press
| September 2, 2020 12:03 AM

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s economy suffered its sharpest economic contraction since the Great Depression due to the pandemic, with data released Wednesday confirming the country is in its first recession in 28 years.

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