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Reducing debt without austerity: Queensland govt strikes fair compromise

  • Written by: The Conversation
imageQueensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has found a way for the state to dodge its growing debt.Dave Hunt/AAP

Since the surprising victory of the Labor party in the Queensland state election back in January 2015, public and media attention has focused on how the government would deal with the issue of debt.

Over the last ten years, general government debt...

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