I generally dont think much of mainstream writer Adele Ferguson, as she is - like most mainstream journo's - way too late to the story. But she does serve to get the message out to the unwashed masses eventually. Here she is describing how aussie retailers are one step closer to serious trouble - Krudd, good luck with re-election n'that.
http://www.theage.com.au/business/sitting-on-a-big-debt-bomb-20100523-w41e.html