This blog is now closed ‘Debased himself’ and risking Australia’s reputation: Liberals torn up about Taylor’s Trumpian immigration plan Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The treasurer, Jim Chalmers , is speaking to RN Breakfast after the IMF warned of the potential for a global recession, including high inflation and elevated fuel prices through to 2027. He said the IMF was “really sounding the alarm here” about some of the potentially severe scenarios. He told RN: This is a really dangerous time for the global economy. The international monetary fund is expecting slower growth and higher inflation, and we are too … What it tells us once again is that from an economic point of view, the end of this war can’t come soon enough. Australians didn’t choose the circums