Last financial quarter, Australia experienced its biggest economic drop since the Great Depression, officially plunging the country into a recession. But what exactly does a recession mean and what impact does it have on our lives?

 

Economist writer Jessica Irvine joins The Briefing to explain the ins-and-outs of a recession and whether we should be worried.

 

In today's news headlines:

• Young people warned to stay off TikTok after disturbing video goes viral
• Two Australian journalists rushed out of China as Australian TV anchor charged
• Man killed in suspected great white shark attack on the Gold Coast
• WA nurse helping with Melbourne outbreak contracts Covid-19

 

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