Australian incomes more equal than a decade ago, but average household debts have doubled

By Eryk Bagshaw
Updated September 13 2017 - 4:33pm, first published 4:18pm
Treasurer Scott Morrison and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 10 May 2017. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Treasurer Scott Morrison and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 10 May 2017. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Australian incomes more equal than a decade ago, but average household debts have doubled
Australian incomes more equal than a decade ago, but average household debts have doubled

Australia is more equal than it was a decade ago, but one in six Australians still can't afford a night out once a fortnight and one in 10 can only afford second-hand clothes.

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