30 October 2026
Back to Back Barries: Is inflation driving Chalmers and Albanese apart? – podcast

Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry discuss how the diving economy will impact Anthony Albanese’s – and Jim Chalmers’ – approval ratings. If the relationship between the prime minister and treasurer is so crucial for the nation, what happens when that relationship breaks down? They also examine the many elections playing out globally. Has Donald Trump’s association with rightwing parties around the world hurt his own cause? And One Nation is under scrutiny again, this time for a political cartoon depicting Bluey ramming politicians with a car: Jim Chalmers is blaming Australia’s accelerating inflation on Trump – but voters aren’t buying it | Patrick Commins Economy set to worsen, with higher unemployment and weaker growth on the way, Jim Chalmers reveals
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