Pressure has been piling on the Labour government, which has been seeking to reform its social benefits program.

The federal government will borrow more money than the states this year for the first time since the pandemic, heaping more pressure on Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

Pressure has been piling on the Labour government, which has been seeking to reform its social benefits program.

The Social Security trust fund is not a real asset but a paper entry of IOUs that the government must borrow to cover, ...

With interest costs outpacing defense spending, this piece will help journalists understand the public debt and explain it to ...

It’s time to be more creative than perhaps we’ve been in the past – even if it breaks a few taboos of public finance ...

New borrowing limits could make it harder for some students to afford to go to college. Right now, if you or your kids get ...

State government and union territories will borrow Rs 2.87 lakh crore during July-September quarter through state development ...

As of July 3, 2025, the U.S. national debt stands at $36.2 trillion. Much like bank loans, the national debt has interest ...

U.S. policymakers are increasingly anxious about the integrity of certain government benchmarks, crucial data points that ...