Fact Check: Joe Hockey's Australia, US debt ceiling comparison overblown

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Fact Check: Joe Hockey's Australia, US debt ceiling comparison overblown

4 Nov 2013

RMIT ABC Fact Check

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Fact Check: Joe Hockey's Australia, US debt ceiling comparison overblown

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Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey claims raising Australia's debt ceiling from $300 billion to $500 billion will prevent a US-style crisis.
Verdict: Overblown

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2013

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26 May 2020

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