OPINION: Looming crises with energy supply, power prices, and a diplomatic great game in the Pacific Islands have meant a busy start for a low-key Albanese government.
Holding the hose is harder than it looks at times like this. The Albanese government was barely sworn in this week before it was being buffeted by a looming newLike much else in the post-pandemic world, an inflation outbreak topped with an energy price spike is being driven by forces beyond Canberra’s control. After three years of blaming Scott Morrison, the best Labor has been able to do is admit it doesn’t know any quick fixes either.
If Dr Chalmers’ gloom is to be useful for anything, it should be in paving the way for him to get a grip on the spending side of the October budget instead – that will be his real test.
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