State’s financial watchdog slams ‘reactive’ budget with no long-term plan

State’s financial watchdog slams ‘reactive’ budget with no long-term plan

The auditor-general has warned that prolonged operating losses and cash deficits are not financially sustainable following a review of the state’s reports for the past financial year.

  • byKieran Rooney andAnnika Smethurst

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Rampant US dollar sends a threatening message to the rest of the world
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Rampant US dollar sends a threatening message to the rest of the world

The greenback has surged against currencies of America’s major trading partners since the election,sounding a warning for the global economy.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Miles plays down credit rating fears amid election borrowing spree

Miles plays down credit rating fears amid election borrowing spree

The premier has sought to allay fears that the cost of his election promises would jeopardise Queensland’s credit rating.

  • byCameron Atfield andCatherine Strohfeldt
China’s big fiscal stimulus package is coming

China’s big fiscal stimulus package is coming

The value of the country’s exports grew by 2.4 per cent last month,way short of the 8.7 per cent growth experienced in August.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Trump and Harris are competing for an unwelcome title

Trump and Harris are competing for an unwelcome title

Regardless of who wins the US election,according to the latest analysis the new president will preside over more debt,relative to the size of the economy,than any American leader since the end of World War II.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
The $53 trillion shadow hanging over the US election

The $53 trillion shadow hanging over the US election

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have each rolled out reckless plans that will add to one of America’s biggest problems.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
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The US is out of control and we could all pay a heavy price

The US is out of control and we could all pay a heavy price

Washington is spending money like a drunken sailor. It is a global accident waiting to happen.

  • byAmbrose Evans-Pritchard
Pallas vows no new debt despite $1.5b health blowout,but stays coy on fresh taxes

Pallas vows no new debt despite $1.5b health blowout,but stays coy on fresh taxes

Treasurer Tim Pallas warns a failure to shore up the state’s financial position,including bringing down debt,could have serious consequences for its credit rating.

  • byJosh Gordon
Hey Big Spender! How Trump plans to step up America’s debt binge

Hey Big Spender! How Trump plans to step up America’s debt binge

The Republican Party’s platform for the November election is a 16-page document containing 20 policy measures. Oddly,there’s no word of debt or deficits anywhere.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Melbourne Water tapped the state for extra cash – to pay it back for an unexpected tax bill

Melbourne Water tapped the state for extra cash – to pay it back for an unexpected tax bill

The water authority borrowed additional money from a Victorian government entity – and paid interest to the government – so it could pay a tax to the same government.

  • byRachel Eddie
Macron’s snap election could trigger the next debt crisis
Opinion
Opinion

Macron’s snap election could trigger the next debt crisis

This weekend’s elections have the potential to blow out France’s debt and threaten the stability of the eurozone and its single currency.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz