‘Do most Australians give a stuff?’: Jim Chalmers’ budget surplus questioned

Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell says Treasurer Jim Chalmers “wants his surplus” for the next federal budget but questions if most Australians “give a stuff” about a surplus. “I think Jim Chalmers wants his surplus, and he has got an economic argument on that, you can say it is deflationary,” Mr Clennell said. “Do most Australians give a stuff about a surplus? “There are things you can look at … so I think this is a dangerous period for the government. “It would be difficult to see the government in a good position in the polls when we have had … 12 rate rises, and we have had rents go up astronomically.”