CANBERRA, ACT, March 5 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript:
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Subjects: economic impact of Middle East conflict, petrol prices, repatriation flights
Emma Rebellato:
We begin this hour with breaking news, and the federal government has confirmed that 3 more flights are due to leave the Middle East this morning that will allow more stranded Australians to come home. Last night there were emotional reunions at Sydney Airport. We'll get more on those in a moment. But first, there are a lot of fears out there about what the war is going to do to the Australian economy. Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers is at Parliament House and joins us. Treasurer, thanks for joining us this morning.
Jim Chalmers:
Thanks for havi...