Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the search for budget savings will extend beyond the $11.5 billion Labor identified before the election, as he kicks off a national conversation about the economic challenges facing the nation.
Dr Chalmers spent his second official day as federal Treasurer speaking to former Labor treasurers Paul Keating and Wayne Swan, state treasurers, and Treasury officials in Canberra.
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