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Why Shemara Wikramanayake is bullish (and you should be too)

Australia has the natural advantages and economic backdrop to outrun tepid growth forecasts, but top CEOs say we must make the right decisions and the right investments. Here’s how to do it.

Mar 11, 2024 – 5.47pm

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With his third federal budget just eight weeks away, Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he’s thinking hard about a series of “fine balances”.

How does he tweak the dials between inflation and growth in the short term? What longer-term structural reforms must be put in place? What can he do to solve the big, thorny problems Australia faces, which he says include adapting and adopting technology, skills and training, the energy transition, improving care and making the economy more competitive, productive and dynamic.

James Thomson is senior Chanticleer columnist based in Melbourne. He was the Companies editor and editor of BRW Magazine.