In August, Chalmers must tell a story about real tax reform
The Treasurer must ignore his cheerleaders in the gallery and embarks on a process that results in broad and substantial reform rather than continue the unambitious and piecemeal approach of his first term.
Jim Chalmers likes to say that people who robustly question the health of the federal budget are “talking down” the Australian economy.
Like all skilled narrative politicians, the treasurer is particularly aware of the way storytelling can be used to shape public understanding and opinion about key economic policies. Hence his sensitivity to critical media coverage (a trait shared with his predecessor Josh Frydenberg).
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