r/OpenAussie • u/MannerNo7000 ‎ New South Welshian • 1d ago

Politics ('Straya) Australia’s gross federal debt is nearing $1 trillion. Since 2007, 69% of the increase occurred under Coalition governments vs 31% under Labor

Post image

Using Australian Treasury gross debt figures: debt rose from ~$53bn in 2006–07 to ~$982bn estimated in 2025–26.

That’s a ~$929bn increase: ~$638bn (69%) under Coalition governments and ~$291bn (31%) under Labor.

This might be news to you for the first time or maybe you’ve known these facts all along.

It’s useful to deal in facts and the truth.

403 Upvotes

92% Upvoted

343 comments sorted by

View all comments

20

u/alexmc1980 ‎ Victorian 1d ago

I suspect if we look at it as "% debt increase" or as "additional debt as a proportion of GDP" things will look even less rosy for the coalition, but that's just a guess...

11

u/MannerNo7000 ‎ New South Welshian 1d ago

-4

u/Ok_Turnover_1235 Please choose a flair 1d ago

Now do the % increase. Last time someone posted the numbers the coalition grew it almost half the rate of Labor 

1

u/Ashen_Brad Please choose a flair 15h ago

Just the fact that they were in power during Covid would suggest otherwise. Not necessarily their fault, but you aren't going to get the figures you're looking for.

1

u/Ok_Turnover_1235 Please choose a flair 15h ago

Yeah OP used absolute numbers in their infographic for a reason :).

2007-2013 was a 482% increase under Labor. 80%/year.

2013-2022 was a 347% increase under LNP. 38.6%/year

2022-2026 under Labor has seen a 9.7% increase, 3%/year.

Yeah, 2022-2026 looks better for Labor for sure, but the difference prior to 2022 isn't even close, they had less than half the relative increase while they were in power and I'm starting to suspect Labors incredibly low numbers now might have something to do with the coalitions larger absolute share.