It’s time for the treasurer to stop treating us like mugs
Jim Chalmers’ crackdown on the supermarkets is an exercise in political blame-shifting that risks wrapping the economy in more red tape for no gain. But the Coalition is little better on decisions that will improve the budget bottom line.
Jim Chalmers says Labor is “cracking down on the supermarkets” because it doesn’t want to see them “treat Australians like mugs”.
With respect, it’s the treasurer who is treating people like mugs, including on power bills.
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Michael Stutchbury is editor-at-large. He is in his fourth decade of writing for and editing national newspapers. After nearly six years as editor of The Australian, he returned to the Financial Review as editor-in-chief (2011-2024). Email Michael at mstutchbury@afr.com
