Federal budget 2019: What is Australia's national debt?

Australian Federal Budget 2019

Source: AAP

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg promised the coalition will be able to pay up the Government national debt in 10 years. In this interview with SBS Arabic24, economist Radwan Hamdan challenges this proposal and unfolds the federal budget for this year.



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