Jim Chalmers' historic moment to build a well-being economy for Australia
- Written by Warwick Smith, Research economist, The University of Melbourne
Australia’s new federal treasurer, Jim Chalmers, spoke regularly in opposition about a well-being budget and the need to measure more than just the traditional economic indicators.
He was even mocked for it by his predecessor, Josh Frydenberg, who joked about him “fresh from his ashram deep in the Himalayas, barefoot, robes flowing,...







