Jim Chalmers says media’s ‘rule-in rule-out game’ on tax reform has ‘cancerous effect’ on policy debates
Treasurer says Labor has a responsibility to move beyond its election mandate and consider tax reformAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJim Chalmers says Labor has a “responsibility” to move beyond its election mandate as he argues the nation’s future prosperity depends on designing an ambitious agenda centred on creating a more productive economy and tax reform.In a speech at the National Press Club in Canberra, the treasurer said a three-day reform roundtable from 19 August would be “a genuine attempt to find common ground if it exists, in the service of our shared national economic interest”.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

Treasurer says Labor has a responsibility to move beyond its election mandate and consider tax reform
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Jim Chalmers says Labor has a “responsibility” to move beyond its election mandate as he argues the nation’s future prosperity depends on designing an ambitious agenda centred on creating a more productive economy and tax reform.
In a speech at the National Press Club in Canberra, the treasurer said a three-day reform roundtable from 19 August would be “a genuine attempt to find common ground if it exists, in the service of our shared national economic interest”.
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