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Chalmers learns hard lesson in 'rule-in-rule-out' game

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation’s politics team.

In this podcast Michelle and politics + society editor Amanda Dunn discuss the government’s decision to double the tax on big super account earnings, Jim Chalmers’ blunder when quizzed about taxing family homes, and the announcement of a new cyber-security Coordinator in the wake of the Medibank and Optus hacks.

Read more https://theconversation.com/word-from-the-hill-chalmers-learns-hard-lesson-in-rule-in-rule-out-game-200919

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