Up Late with Ben Harvey: Have we maxed out the national credit card?

WATCH: In tonight’s show, as the latest economic data shows Australia is sliding towards a recession, Ben Harvey asks whether it’s a downturn we have to have.

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In tonight’s show, as the latest economic data shows Australia is sliding towards a recession, Harvey asks whether it’s a downturn we have to have.

WATCH: In tonight’s show, as the latest economic data shows Australia is sliding towards a recession, Ben Harvey asks whether it’s a downturn we have to have.

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