Aussies might find this article interesting, and disturbing.
Some eye watering figures.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/australia-drives-up-debt-to-menzian-levels-with-no-end-in-sight-20211228-p59kg1.html
I can only imagine what new taxes and cost cutting awaits the present generation, and many generations to come.
With a country of only 25 million people, having only around 12 million people in the workforce, it will take generations to pay back the debt.
How could a country with such an abundance of resources be so mismanaged, for so long?