Opinion

Michelle Grattan | Does Jim Chalmers have the political backbone to rollout major tax reform

Michelle Grattan
Updated September 23 2022 - 2:22pm, first published 1:00pm
Can Jim Chalmers be the reforming treasurer he aspires to be? Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong
Can Jim Chalmers be the reforming treasurer he aspires to be? Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong

Jim Chalmers's long-term ambition is similar to that of most treasurers. He wants to be prime minister. More immediately, he aspires to be a reformer, which has become harder in today's electorate, with its low tolerance for pain.

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Michelle Grattan

Michelle Grattan is a press gallery journalist and former editor of The Canberra Times. She is a professorial fellow at the University of Canberra and writes for The Conversation, where her columns also appear.