Raising the bar on the national narrative
Plain-numbers writing on the Australian economy, from an accountant in practice for nearly four decades. Every figure is sourced; every argument is open to challenge.
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Australia is not broke. The financial pressure we feel has nothing to do with migration or illegal immigrants.
October 2026
The IMF has us at a third of the G7’s debt. So why does it hurt? Interest rates, fuel, a Budget pulling against the Reserve Bank, and a banking system that funds small business on the family home. None of it is the fault of 77,000 people who cannot claim a cent.