Greens leader Adam Bandt has demanded Labor Treasurer Jim Chalmers use his authority to compel the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to lower interest rates.
Greens leader Adam Bandt has demanded Labor Treasurer Jim Chalmers use his authority to compel the Reserve Bank of Australia to lower interest rates.
Leader of the Australian Greens Adam Bandt has said Treasurer Jim Chalmers should use his extraordinary veto powers against the RBA. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman “In the middle of a cost of living and inequality crisis, Labor is saying they want to take their hands off the steering wheel even more,” he claimed.
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