Scott Morrison revives claims of recession under Labor government

Prime minister returns to controversial rhetoric just six weeks after denying the opposition would usher in a recession

Just six weeks after denying he said Australia would head to a recession under Labor, the prime minister has reversed course, declaring “that is exactly what I am saying”, as the Coalition toughens up it’s election message less than three months out from the poll.

Scott Morrison labelled the election a contest “between enterprise and envy” in an address to the Australian Financial Review Business Summit and said a Shorten Labor government would be “an economic leap in the dark”, setting the scene for the 2 April budget and the official election campaign which will begin almost immediately after.

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