Government, the ultimate power in this country, is being shaped by very different political forces than those brought to bear at the 2022 election.
After delivering the budget surplus that escaped his mentor Wayne Swan, Australia’s 40th treasurer has solidified his power. Determined to pay down government debt and bolster Labor’s economic credentials ahead of the next election, Chalmers wants to secure a soft landing for a slowing economy. He is reshaping key decision-making bodies, including the Reserve Bank and the Productivity Commission, and remains best placed to succeed Anthony Albanese within cabinet.
and won’t take a backwards step on pay and conditions for union members and low-paid workers around the country.She’s been involved in a number of the big, significant conversations that have happened in the last 12 months, on industrial relations, on the Reserve Bank, on the economy. She’s had a lot to do with the immigration debate. The only negative would be about her relationship with business.She’s not particularly close to Albanese.
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