Morrison Stokes Fears of Labor ‘Recession’

Morrison Stokes Fears of Labor ‘Recession’
Scott Morrison speaks with comedian Peter Helliar in the budget lockup at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on May 9, 2017. Stefan Postles/Getty Images
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Scott Morrison has ramped up his rhetoric about the economy plunging into recession under a Labor government.

Labor dismissed his revived warnings of an economic downturn as “desperate and dishonest,” but the prime minister said it was “the truth” to inform voters ahead of the next federal election.