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Jacob Shteyman

Longest stretch of weak growth since 1990s forecast

Jim Chalmers says the Middle East war continues to have an impact on economic growth and inflation. (Susie Dodds/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's economy is set to grow below two per cent for the longest period since the early 1990s, exposing a malaise long masked by population growth, a report has warned.

Rarely has the economics advisory group adopted such a downbeat assessment of the short-term outlook, Deloitte Access Economics' Stephen Smith said.

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