Jim Chalmers (Rankin, Australian Labor Party, Treasurer) | Hansard source

I thank the member for McEwen for his question and also for being an absolute champion of the working people in his communities in and around Melbourne and the outer suburbs. Today's national accounts, as the PM said, showed that the Australian economy grew 0.3 per cent in the March quarter and 2½ per cent through the year. This is a very solid outcome in the circumstances. We have our fair share of challenges in our economy, but we've also got sturdy foundations as well. This is the equal fastest annual growth in almost three years—

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