Labor's Jim Chalmers gears up for super fight

Harley Dennett
Updated February 12 2021 - 7:34am, first published February 11 2021 - 10:00pm
Jim Chalmers says Labor is ready to challenge the government over stagnant wages at the next election.
Jim Chalmers says Labor is ready to challenge the government over stagnant wages at the next election.

Labor is expanding its attack on the federal government's economic performance, with shadow treasurer Jim Chalmers linking low wage growth to superannuation balances.

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Harley Dennett

Harley Dennett

Public Service Editor

Former federal politics bureau chief for the Canberra Times, via a career that's taken me from rural Victoria to Washington DC. Telling the stories of my local LGBTI community brought me to political journalism, where I've covered eight budgets, four national elections in two countries, Defence, public service and international governance.