Alan Partridge, my initial post was about the error of the...

Alan Partridge, my initial post was about the error of the article giving credit to Howard of paying down $96b in debt, when in fact it was the conversion of assets that accounted for $72b of the reduction in debt.

The article also implied that the debt was all Labor's, which was also an error.

Howard did pay off the remaining $24b though through his management of finances.

The above were the points I initially made and the points I were elaborating on in my subsequent posts.