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Australia to phase out stimulus measures

By Peter Smith in Sydney

Published: September 2 2009 03:45 | Last updated: September 2 2009 22:26

Australia will phase out stimulus spending in the coming months amid signs the developed world’s best performing economy will be the first among its peers to lift interest rates.

Gross domestic product figures out on Wednesday showed the economy expanded by 0.6 per cent between April and June compared both to the previous quarter and the same period a year before.

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