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John McCarthy

COVID-19 rewrote states’ economies and put Queensland on top

Queensland is enjoying bumper economic times – thanks to the fallout from COVID. Photo: AAP

Queensland finally has an economy to cheer about and it’s largely because of a virus.

The Commonwealth Bank’s State of the States survey, released on Monday, announced that Queensland topped the nation’s economies, mainly because of the COVID-inspired population boom, which may not be sustainable and has been a factor in the housing crisis.

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