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PoliticsNow: Rate rise ‘context’ for federal budget: Chalmers

The Treasurer says there are three primary factors influencing the upcoming budget, rising inflation, rising interest rates and falling wages.

Chloe WhelanChloe Whelan
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4:49AMOctober 04, 2022.
Updated 6:02PMOctober 04, 2022
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers says inflation is going to 'get worse before it gets better'.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says inflation is going to 'get worse before it gets better'.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage

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Chloe Whelan is a journalist in the Sydney bureau, writing from Gadigal land. She worked as an independent reporter for The Australian and news.com.au before permanently joining the News Corp team. Chloe has a degree in politics and international relations from the University of Sydney.

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