Jim Chalmers

Any objective observer of what's happening in our economy and particularly what's happening with inflation, will conclude that a big driver of the inflation we're seeing in our economy right now comes from the Middle East.

Speaking to the Monthly about inflation and the cost of living, the treasurer, Jim Chalmers, says 'all of these rolling shocks for 20 years have been cumulative. And every time it feels like ordinary people are going to get off the mat…

All of these rolling shocks for 20 years have been cumulative. And every time it feels like ordinary people are going to get off the mat, something else arrives.

We can't just sit around and hope the benefits of AI fall into our lap. We have to reach out and take them.

AI is shaping up to be the biggest economic transformation in our lifetime.