Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers held private talks to agree on the need to rein in public expectations of next week’s economic roundtable, amid mounting concerns inside cabinet that the government is losing control of the policy agenda.
Separate sources close to the prime minister and treasurer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the two men spoke face-to-face late last week about the need to “be on the same page” regarding the roundtable, a day after Albanese publicly hosed down expectations the government could implement tax increases this term for which it had no electoral mandate.
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