No more handouts: stark warning as soaring interest bill revealed
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-09-23 16:06 UTC+10:00
Section: Politics / Federal
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Business, Tax & Budget, World News
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Turmoil in global bond markets is set to cost the already-strained federal budget billions in additional interest payments, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned, prompting a leading economist to say the party is over when it comes to cheap money funding populist handouts across the world.
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