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Jim Chalmers says the Coalition is responsible for $1 trillion of debt in the federal budget. Is that correct?

The claim

Poised to deliver its first federal budget since the 2022 election, Labor has sought to manage expectations given the scale of the government's borrowings.

During an October 7 press conference, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the budget was "heaving with a trillion dollars in Liberal Party debt".

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