Economic cost of Victorian lockdown revealed

Katie Burgess
Updated August 6 2020 - 6:05pm, first published 12:18pm
Prime Minister Scott Morrison holds a press conference at Parliament House. Picture: Elesa Kurtz
Prime Minister Scott Morrison holds a press conference at Parliament House. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

The second coronavirus wave in Victoria will leave up to 400,000 more Australians unemployed and cost the national economy $12 billion, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has revealed.

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Katie Burgess

Katie Burgess

Federal politics reporter

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