This week has been a veritable smorgasbord for economists. Yesterday, the Australian Treasurer revealed a A$850 billion debt bomb. The JobMaker and JobSeeker programmes were extended till 2021. The world gave us a AAA sovereign rating. And COVID continues to lockdown Melbourne and Sydney, the engine rooms of our national economy. Tune in this week and listen to our Chief Economist Dr Matthew Peter and Craig Balenzuela ponder why the government should direct its fiscal firepower to infrastructure.

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