With inflation still too high, more than a dozen top analysts have warned Treasurer Jim Chalmers that next month’s federal budget must be contractionary or neutral.
Chalmers’ talents are not in question and he’s often compared with Paul Keating, his political idol. But that comparison is seeping more often into appraisals of Chalmers’ performance.
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The Conversation’s expert 00panel expects inflation to continue to fall, but more gradually, and it expects the RBA to be slow in responding. Unemployment should climb and economic growth weaken.