The treasurer has taken the reins of Australia’s overheated $2.2 trillion economy at a time of extremes that would make his predecessors both envy and recoil.
Depending who you ask, Jim Chalmers is either the luckiest Treasurer in Australia’s history or the most unfortunate economic manager since his former boss Wayne Swan.
Chalmers has taken the reins of Australia’s overheated $2.2 trillion economy at a time of extremes that would make his predecessors both envy and recoil.
Michael ReadEconomics correspondentMichael Read is the Financial Review's economics correspondent, reporting from the federal press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously an economist at the Reserve Bank of Australia and at UBS. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at michael.read@afr.com
