# Jim Chalmers is blaming Australia’s accelerating inflation on Trump – but voters aren’t buying it

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-28T05:58:24+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/28/jim-chalmers-is-blaming-australias-accelerating-inflation-on-trump-but-voters-arent-buying-it
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/jim-chalmers-is-blaming-australia-s-accelerating-inflation-on-trump-bu-63656e/

As next week’s all but certain rate rise looms, there is one thing we can all agree on: the end of war in the Middle East can’t come soon enough Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast Jim Chalmers is blaming the latest shocking inflation figures on the worsening Middle East conflict, and he has a point. The trouble is, voters aren’t buying what the treasurer is selling. Con

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