CANBERRA, ACT, July 14 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript:
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Subjects: incoming government brief, reform roundtable, GST, tax, superannuation, housing
SarahFerguson:
The Treasurer, JimChalmers, joined me earlier. Treasurer, welcome to 7.30.
JimChalmers:
Thank you, Sarah.
Ferguson:
You keep saying how relaxed you are about the release of confidential advice from the Treasury. What did you actually say when you were told it had been released?
Chalmers:
I'm not sure what I said at the time, but I am genuinely pretty relaxed about it. First of all, there's no point being angry about it. It's happened, so be it. Governments get advice from departments all of the time. It's up to governments to pick up and ...