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Australia 2061: older, smaller and more in debt

Australia 2061: older, smaller and more in debt

Update: 2021-07-01
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Over the next 40 years, Australia’s population is expected to age and become smaller than expected. What are the implications and is it really a problem?

Guests:

Professor John Piggott, Director, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), UNSW

Professor Miranda Stewart, tax specialist, University of Melbourne Law School

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Australia 2061: older, smaller and more in debt

Australia 2061: older, smaller and more in debt

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