Election FactCheck: has $100 billion been added to Australia's national debt under the current government?
- Written by Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Australia
On their watch… $100 billion has been added to the national debt. – Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, speech to Queensland Labor Business Breakfast, June 8, 2016.
During a speech launching Labor’s economic plan, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said that under the Coalition government, $100 billion has been added to Australia’s...