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Queensland tipped to lead nation’s economic recovery as jobs ‘cliff’ fears fade
Monday January 18, 2021
Queensland’s economic growth will be near the top of state economies and lead Australia out of the COVID-19 downturn, according to Deloitte Access Economics.
Fishing is one of the sectors forecast to boom, according to Deloitte.
It has forecast Queensland to have growth of 4.6 per cent in 2021, only beaten by Victoria’s 5.3 per cent. In comparison, the Queensland Government’s historically conservative forecast is for 0.25 per cent growth in 2020-21 and 3.5 per cent in 2021-22.
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