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Australia faces longest economic slump in more than three decades

Sky News Australia

July 7, 2026

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Sky News host James Morrow warns Australians will continue getting poorer as growth remains stuck below historical averages. “Australia is set for its longest stretch of sub-par economic growth in more than 35 years,” Mr Morrow said. “Deloitte Access Economics has downgraded its real economic growth forecasts for Australia to 1.3 per cent this financial year. “They say growth is going to stay below two per cent for the longest period since the global recession of the early 1990s. “We’re going to keep getting poorer and poorer every week so long as this goes on.”

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