Inside Politics bonus: ‘I should make more time for my colleagues’: Chalmers on party tensions

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The treasurer's position is known to be one of, if not the, most difficult spots in any Australian cabinet in modern history, and the current climate is no exception. On the domestic front, interest rates are at a 15-year high, which could become an 18-year high if the RBA jacks them up again on Cup Day. Overseas, Donald Trump's war is keeping prices elevated. All this is happening as Labor comes under considerable political pressure from a grumpy electorate demanding more and more spending,…