Jim Chalmers on how Australia’s economy can survive in an uncertain world

Australian politics live podcast by The Guardian

Sep 22, 202600:26:27News & Politics

On Monday, Jim Chalmers released Treasury’s economic forecast for the next 40 years – in the Albanese government’s second intergenerational report. The outlook shows major challenges on geopolitics, the AI transformation...

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