There's one word that Australians doing it tough perhaps didn't hear Treasurer Jim Chalmers say in his budget speech this week.
It's an innocuous word, the kind that can easily be missed.
"Treasury is now forecasting inflation could return to target earlier, perhaps even by the end of this year," he said.
Imagine if Winston Churchill had opted for a qualifier like perhaps.
"We shall perhaps fight on the beaches" doesn't quite have the same ring to it.
Nor does "I perhaps have a dream" or "I perhaps will not be lectured about sexism and misogyny by this man".
Granted, Chalmers wasn't seeking to go down in the annals of history, at least not with his speech.
PERHAPS, MAYBE, I HAVENT A CLUE omg Chalmers you are a classic
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-16/federal-budget-jim-chalmers-albanese-cost-of-living-re-election/103856264
