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Jim Chalmers on how Australia’s economy can survive in an uncertain world

26 min

Following the release of the Albanese government’s second intergenerational report this week, treasurer Jim Chalmers speaks with Guardian Australia’s political editor Tom McIlroy and economics editor Patrick Commins about why he’s optimistic that Labor’s policy agenda is preparing the country for an unpredictable future

On Monday, Jim Chalmers released Treasury’s economic forecast for the next 40 years – in the Albanese government’s second intergenerational report. The outlook shows major challenges on geopolitics, the AI transformation, and for the first time, deaths will overtake births in Australia within a few decades. The treasurer speaks with Guardian Australia’s political editor Tom McIlroy and economics editor Patrick Commins about why he’s optimistic Labor’s policy agenda is preparing the country for an unpredictable future