Treasurer Jim Chalmers skipped international economic meetings with foreign finance ministers and central bank governors in Morocco last week, staying home to campaign on the Voice to parliament.
Dr Chalmers did not attend the Group of 20, International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings that the treasurer usually attends to assess developments in the global economy and liaise with foreign counterparts.
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John Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s first election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jkehoe@afr.com
