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Jim Chalmers: “Any objective observer of what's happening in our economy and particularly what's happening with inflation, will…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 2026
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.
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Jim Chalmers
Australian Labor Party

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Defending government's inflation record amid rate hike concerns.

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