{
  "id": 5103754,
  "title": "Treasurer Jim Chalmers spins “strong economy” lies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/treasurer-jim-chalmers-spins-strong-economy-lies",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-02T14:01:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacroBusiness",
    "slug": "macrobusiness",
    "url": "https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/09/jim-chalmers-spins-strong-economy-lies/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Like clockwork, Treasurer “Spin” Jim Chalmers was quick to talk up Wednesday’s soft GDP results of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), which saw the aggregate economy grow by 0.4% over the June quarter to be 2.1% larger year-over-year: “The national accounts show that our economy is quite resilient and robust in the face of The post Treasurer Jim Chalmers spins “strong economy” lies…",
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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."
}