These 12 charts show how the economy has changed under Labor
The federal election will be fought squarely on economic management. See how inflation, interest rates, the budget, and wages changed over the past three years.
No treasurer or prime minister will admit it, but much of what happens in the economy is beyond their control – especially in the short term.
That doesn’t stop governments of either stripe from claiming credit for good news and blaming external forces when things go wrong.
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Michael 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