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Australia's debt hits $1 trillion as US debt passes $US40 trillion threshold — as it happened

ABC News Australia - Business · 20 August 2026 at 7:42 am

Australia's debt has hit $1 trillion at the same time the United States sees its debt pass $US40 trillion.

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