. @australian's front page 29 years ago, during the last recession

"It seems that Paul has been on the road to Damascus again.."

Highlights include:
- Reith renews pressure for mini-Budget
- pain 'necessary; for long-term success
- King Isle town dies with mine shutdown
- slump dictates a leaner Christmas
- Comms Min Kim Beazley on turmoil in broadcast industry

This is a highlight

... and a comment piece by Paul Kelly, of course.

"The real heat is just about to hit the Hawke Government ... Labor's rating, now a record 32 per cent low in the polls, will get worse ... the recession blowtorch is about to test the mettle of this government as never before"

1990 world news

Boris Yeltsin & John Major

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