No cost-of-living free-for-all despite Qld rout, says Chalmers

Steven Miles looked like someone trying to spend his way out of trouble, not someone with an economic plan, the federal government believes

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Copy link Copied Copy link Copied Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Already a subscriber? Login Treasurer Jim Chalmers says there will be no cost-of-living “free-for-all” in the lead up to the election, promising that responsible economic management would be the defining feature of the Albanese Labor government. Dr Chalmers rejected suggestions the government needed to ramp up cost-of-living assistance to avoid a repeat of Labor’s heavy loss in the Queensland election on Saturday.

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