The demand that the treasurer intervene to cut rates unless governor Michele Bullock does so herself effectively sinks Jim Chalmers's chances of passing his reforms.

This seems pretty wtf.

What sort of precedent do they want to set? Whether or not you embrace neoliberal ideology political interference with monetary policy has not typically gone well, no matter what or whom you want to blame for that.

Am I missing something, or are they just going off the rails here?

  • zero_gravitas@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Yeah, I don’t think they’re onto a winner with this one. I could be wrong, though. People are hurting with interest rates where they are.

    Maybe this should be interpreted as simply sending a message that the Greens know the pain mortgage-payers are feeling. Staking such an unorthodox position means that it grabs headlines and that message reaches people.