Worst debt blow-out in the developed world refutes Coalition claims of economic competence

By Alan Austin   Last Friday morning, just as Scott Morrison was spruiking his credentials on 3AW, Treasury updated Australia’s gross debt – a thumping $874.2 billion. The Coalition has now added a neat $600 billion to the nation’s debt. Morrison told Melbourne voters “we know how to manage money” and “we will always manage better…