Chalmers has every right to comment on what the Reserve Bank is doing to the economy
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Australian economy

Chalmers has every right to comment on what the Reserve Bank is doing to the economy

The RBA has a job to do,but let’s never forget it’s a bunch of unelected people wielding what amount to extraordinary powers. It’s not infallible,and it should not be verboten for an elected parliamentarian to note the effects of the RBA’s choices.

  • byShaun Carney

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