Oil prices are jumping. The budget is getting closer. And the global economy just got a whole lot messier.

With conflict rattling energy markets and uncertainty building ahead of the next federal budget, big questions are hanging over Australia’s economic outlook.

What does a major oil and gas shock mean for inflation, energy security, and the budget bottom line?

And is the Treasurer himself using AI?

Federal Treasurer Dr Jim Chalmers joins Alan Kohler to unpack it all on That's Business with Alan Kohler.

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