Chalmers flags gas action, with escalating power prices a cost-of-living nightmare for government
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
High and rising power prices will become a bigger part of Australia’s inflation problem over time, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned, as he foreshadowed more government action to combat high gas prices.
Ahead of leaving for the United States on Tuesday night, Chalmers also said he would use the information from briefings he receives there to...