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Chalmers says he is in complete agreement with PM on productivity roundtable
Chalmers was asked about recent suggestions by Albanese that those hoping for dramatic reform from the roundtable should lower their expectations.
The point that the prime minister made last week is the same point that I have made, which is that this economic reform roundtable is not to make decisions, it’s to inform the government’s decisions. And that’s the point that we have made all along.
We are aligned. We have an ambitious agenda that we’re focused on delivering, and this economic reform roundtable is a good opportunity to shake the tree for more ideas in our economy. And the people who criticise this process appear to be saying that we should consult less with the business community or the union movement or the community more broadly, experts and economists.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/aug/13/australia-news-live-penny-wong-anthony-albanese-gaza-palestine-humanitarian-crisis-reserve-bank-productivity-tax-jim-chalmers-ntwnfb
Author : Nick Visser
Publish date : 2025-08-12 22:48:00
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