CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 17 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript:

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Subjects: Economic Reform Roundtable, trade and tariffs, superannuation tax concessions, road‑user charge, Ted O'Brien's role at the roundtable, meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

Andrew Clennell:

Joining me live is the Treasurer, Jim Chalmers. Treasurer, thanks for your time.

Jim Chalmers:

Thanks very much Andrew.

Clennell:

You've been Treasurer of Australia for 3years. Why do you need a roundtable to tell you how to approach economic reform?

Chalmers:

Well, good morning, Andrew. We've got a big economic reform agenda already which we're rolling out and the primary focus is on delivering that agenda and we've made good pr...