Treasurer Chalmers Denies Tensions with Reserve Bank in Parliament

The opposition pressed the government on the different of strategy with the Reserve Bank.

A pedestrian walks past the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) head office in Sydney, Australia, on March 1, 2022. AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi

Question Time on Sept. 9 saw the federal opposition press the government for blaming inflation and the sluggish economy on the actions of the Reserve Bank of Australia.

Deputy Leader of the Opposition Sussan Ley cited reports in which Treasurer Jim Chalmers pointed to the RBA’s failure to cut interest rates as a factor in sluggish economic growth.