Treasurer Chalmers spins endless wage lies

Thursday 14 November 2024

Last year, Treasurer Jim Chalmers was caught “misleading” about the growth in Australian full-time earnings by ABC Fact Check.

In August 2024, Treasurer Chalmers was caught again lying about Australian wages.

Following Wednesday’s soft Q3 wage data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Chalmers was at it again, spinning fairy tales about the recovery in Australian real wages:

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About the author

Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.