{
  "id": 12503892,
  "title": "Jim Chalmers fails to control budget spending",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/jim-chalmers-fails-to-control-budget-spending",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-07T00:00:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacroBusiness",
    "slug": "macrobusiness",
    "url": "https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/10/jim-chalmers-fails-to-control-budget-spending/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "I explained on Monday why Australia’s inflation problem is primarily domestically driven, in response to Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ claims that the war in the Middle East, not excessive government spending, was driving inflation. Former RBA governor Phil Lowe and other economists last week debunked Chalmers’ claims, insisting that excessive federal government spending is driving up The post Jim…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}