Squiz Shortcuts: Why is Australia $1 trillion in debt?

A few weeks ago Australia’s national debt reached $1 trillion for the first time - which sounds like a lot - but it happened at about the same time the US notched up US$40 trillion. So in this Squiz Shortcut - we’ll have a look at what’s going on with Aussie debt, how what’s happening in the US impacts us here, and what this all means for our economy.

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Reading: This story in The Conversation explains how Australia’s debt piled up (with helpful graphs and charts).

Listening: This episode of Rethink by the BBC looks at the power of the US dollar and how it’s changed over recent decades.

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Hosted by Anna Pykett and Andrew Williams

Researched by Anna Pykett

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