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Like clockwork with the release of each of month’s inflation data from the ABS, there is a social media post from Treasurer Jim Chalmers talking up how either the success in fighting inflation is down to Labor or how the lack of effective inflation fighting is down to external forces or other elements beyond their control.
The release of this month’s inflation data was no different, with Chalmers tweeting the following on social media platform X:
“New data from the ABS shows annual headline inflation rose in expected ways in August but underlying inflation remained stable.
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Tarric is an Australian freelance journalist and independent analyst who covers economics, finance, and geopolitics. Tarric is the author of the Avid Commentator Report. His works have appeared in The Washington DC Examiner, The Spectator, The Sydney Morning Herald, News.com.au, among other places.
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