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EPISODE · Aug 25, 2026 · 7 MIN

'Eternal treadmill of expenditure' - Howard era foreign minister reaction to debt surpassing $1 trillion

from Sydney Now · host 2GB

Alexander Downer, one of the Ministers in the John Howard era government that paid off Australia's debt has called out  excessive and irresponsible government spending, telling Clinton Maynard that he wants all the Parties to come up with a way to pay down the debt. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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