Queensland Government Risks Future Debt Burden: Auditor

Queensland Government Risks Future Debt Burden: Auditor
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk attends a press conference at parliament house on March 25, 2020 in Brisbane, Australia. Jono Searle/Getty Images
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Auditor-General Brendan Worrall has handed down his report into the Australian state of Queensland’s finances for 2020, finding that the state government is at risk of unduly burdening future generations of Queenslanders with debt.

This is primarily being driven by the pandemic’s impact, which has seen Queensland’s revenue going down and expenses going up.

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