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Time Is Ticking for Jim Chalmers to Make His Mark as Treasurer

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Time Is Ticking for Jim Chalmers to Make His Mark as Treasurer
Treasurer Jim Chalmers speaks to media during a press conference in Brisbane, Australia, on April 20, 2023. AAP Image/Jono Searle
Graham Young
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Australia’s federal treasurer, Jim Chalmers, is a young man in a hurry. While his mentor was Treasurer Wayne Swan, for whom he worked between 2007 and 2013, he appears to have Paul Keating’s trajectory in mind—treasurer to the prime minister.

Graham Young
Graham Young
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Graham Young is the executive director of the Australian Institute for Progress. He is the editor and founder of OnlineOpinion.com.au and has conducted qualitative polling on Australian politics since 2001. Mr. Young has contributed to The Australian newspaper, The Australian Financial Review, and is a regular on ABC Radio Brisbane.
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