Australia’s economic system is a basket case once more. Will Jim Chalmers take it on?

In his 2004 thesis on Paul Keating’s prime ministership, Treasurer Jim Chalmers wrote that Keating couldn’t have “imagined the plethora of reforms” that marked his flip as treasurer with out the electoral success and recognition of Bob Hawke as PM. “Hawke was the ALP’s most electorally profitable chief ever,” Chalmers wrote, and he supplied the “the general public help which allowed Keating to take pleasure in his ardour for daring coverage.” Anthony Albanese hasn’t but received as many elections as Hawke, however in his second election he has received extra seats than Hawke ever did. So, the situations ought to be proper for…