{
  "id": 2278789,
  "title": "Welcome to the decade of budget deficits",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/welcome-to-the-decade-of-budget-deficits",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-21T02:00:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacroBusiness",
    "slug": "macrobusiness",
    "url": "https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/08/welcome-to-the-decade-of-budget-deficits/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Data from the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) shows that the nation’s total debt totalled $983.7 billion as of last Friday. This was set to rise above $1 trillion for the first time on Thursday due to two new debt issuances worth $13 billion and $4 billion, respectively. However, total debt will fall below The post Welcome to the decade of budget deficits appeared first on…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}