There’s a recession, but it’s not “pink”

Thursday 8 October 2020

Women’s groups have attacked the federal government for failing to support women during what they call a “pink recession”:

“Women are nowhere in this budget, and where is the vision and foresight? I expected more reform – they knew it was a pink recession, what were they thinking?” prominent non-executive director Ming Long said.

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About the author

Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.