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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...

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