Treasurer Jim Chalmers has conceded the Iran war will make Australia’s inflation challenge worse, and could have be as damaging to the economy as the pandemic and the 2008 global financial crisis.

Chalmers warns Iran war could hit as hard as pandemic, GFC

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has conceded the Iran war will make Australia’s inflation challenge worse, and could be as damaging to the economy as the pandemic and the 2008 global financial crisis.

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