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Australia’s trillion-dollar debt pile: How we got here and its cost

The Australian government’s debt has just hit A$1 trillion again. And, unlike when it briefly hit that mark for the first time in mid-August, this time it’s set to stay above $1 trillion and keep climbing. The federal government expects it to rise above $1.2 trillion by 2030, the equivalent of 35 per cent of Australia’s gross domestic product (GDP) – seven times higher than it was a generation ago. [...]