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Poppy Johnston

Treasurer reveals ballooning cost of Liberals’ ‘parting gift to the country’

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The total interest bill on federal government debt is expected to add up to about $110 billion over the next five years — about $700 a second.

This is more than the Commonwealth spends on child care or infrastructure, according to figures from the treasurer’s office.

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