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How can Aussie households get away with the biggest debts in the world?
It is an extraordinary fact that Australian households shoulder the biggest debts in the world, relative to our incomes. But can it last?
Jessica Irvine is a senior economics writer for Fairfax Media.
It is an extraordinary fact that Australian households shoulder the biggest debts in the world, relative to our incomes. But can it last?
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