Deja vu for Australian economy as China woes portend another bad year

Enjoy that refreshed feeling while it lasts - analysts warn that China is in a huge credit bubble, and the jitters can't be far away for Australian investors

It's always great to come back from the holidays ready to get into the new year afresh. Alas, the early signs this year on the economic front are hardly fresh - indeed they seem gloomily repetitive of last year.

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