Australia’s Labour Force in Australia Needs Quick Restart to Avoid Long Term Damage

A family walks past closed retail stores along Peel Street in Tamworth, Australia, on April 4, 2020.Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

News Analysis

The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) release of the Labour Force Survey on Thursday broke many records, but only confirmed what many already knew—Australia’s labour force deteriorated significantly in April as Australians halted normal life to contain the spread of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus.