Jim Chalmers

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Jim Chalmers has plenty on his plate — but he's just added another tricky task Australia 5mos
Treasurer Jim Chalmers concedes Australia risks missing its climate targets Australia 5mos
Petrol prices spiked 7% in September quarter and there’s more pain to come, Australian treasure... Israel Australia 6mos
We fact checked Jim Chalmers on whether workers are $3,700 better off under Labor. Here's what... 6mos
Strong jobs market and higher commodities prices fuel improved budget surplus 7mos
Jim Chalmers warns soft landing ‘not assured’ for economy despite Treasury forecasts China Australia 7mos
'No intention' to review Qatar Airways decision despite Senate inquiry Australia Qatar 7mos
The case for more flights seems open and shut. The Albanese government has questions to answer Australia 8mos
The intergenerational report says climate is a ‘profound’ risk to Australia. But the full pictu... Australia 8mos
Australia’s growth to slow as workforce participation falls over coming decades Australia 8mos
It's a document that will shape Australia's next 40 years. So what's in it? Australia 8mos
Australia news live: Jim Chalmers to launch intergenerational report; Creative Australia to rep... Australia 8mos
Australia blocks acquisition of lithium mine by China-linked firm Australia 9mos
First Australian 'wellbeing budget' met with criticism over dated statistics Australia 9mos
Australia news live: Jim Chalmers’ first ‘wellbeing budget’ reveals a nation under stress Australia 9mos
Australia seeking progress on China lifting trade tariffs ahead of PM's proposed visit, Chalmer... China India Australia 9mos
Fadden byelection: candidates say voters focused on cost of living as polls close in battle to... 9mos
'Continuity with change': Like an episode of Veep, Albanese and Chalmers walked a fine line wit... 9mos
RBA to cut number of meetings that set interest rates to eight a year, Philip Lowe says 9mos
 

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Australia news live: Jim Chalmers puts surplus over more cost-of-living help; trade talks with... Australia 9mos
Who is in the race if Jim Chalmers decides to replace Philip Lowe as RBA governor? 9mos
Worlds collide in the mining industry as Australia gears up for net zero Australia 9mos
'Ropeable' treasurer Chalmers says naming of PwC partners will happen 'in time' 10mos
Top economists give the budget high scores, but many aren't so confident it can tame inflation 11mos
Live: Shadow Treasurer delivers post-budget address at National Press Club 11mos
Peter Dutton proposal has 'no substantive analysis behind it' but Jim Chalmers refuses to rule... 11mos
Has Jim Chalmers’s budget really poured fuel on the inflation fire? Don’t believe the hype 11mos
We fact checked Jim Chalmers's budget night speech. Here's what we found 11mos
Jim Chalmers accuses Coalition of ‘downward envy’ as Dutton refuses to commit to jobseeker incr... 11mos
How Australia’s newspapers reacted to the 2023 federal budget Australia 11mos
Budget 2023 live updates: Jim Chalmers to address press club; economist says rate hikes may not... 11mos
Could we see another interest rate rise because of the federal budget? 11mos
Why the grand ambitions of Labor's 2008 budget seemed to haunt Jim Chalmers's speech 11mos
What's in the federal budget for women? 11mos
Cost-of-living package in federal budget delivers $40-a-fortnight welfare boost and energy reli... 11mos
Federal budget 2023: Jim Chalmers delivers surprise $5bn Medicare boost and cost-of-living help... 11mos
Find out if you're among the budget's winners or losers 11mos
The budget is raining cash but it's not all good news 11mos
Live: Treasurer set to announce billions in cost-of-living relief in this year’s federal budget 11mos
Australia flags first annual budget surplus in 15 years Australia 11mos
Will the federal budget's relief package solve a problem, or ignore it? 11mos
Jim Chalmers’ 2023 budget expected to record first surplus in 15 years 11mos
Federal budget to forecast $4 billion surplus this year 11mos
Australian govt pledges $10bn to ease cost of living pressures Australia 11mos
Treasurer says he has banked a tax boon to close budget's deficit gap 11mos
We fact checked Jim Chalmers on the amount of debt Labor left the Coalition. Here's what we fou... 11mos
Federal budget: Labor to collect billions more in petroleum resource rent tax 11mos
Jim Chalmers promises cost-of-living relief for all ages as speculation on surplus intensifies 11mos
Jim Chalmers attacks ‘coalition of weirdos’ as Labor pushes Senate to vote on housing fund next... 11mos
Treasurer insists nation's most vulnerable will benefit from federal budget 11mos
Australia news live: Jim Chalmers blames Coalition for budget ‘mess’; new mpox case in Sydney Australia 11mos
On JobSeeker, Chalmers put himself on notice. Now he's ignoring the call 11mos
Labor announces payday super to crack down on billions in unpaid funds each year Australia 11mos
Australia set for budget rebound, signals fiscal restraint Australia 11mos
Jim Chalmers promises cost-of-living relief in budget but won’t commit to raising jobseeker 1yr
The government asked for 'letters to Santa' — but now judgement time is coming 1yr
Australia news live: Jim Chalmers to announce RBA shake-up, country prepares for solar eclipse Australia 1yr
Federal government to give in-principle support to RBA review's recommendations 1yr
Jim Chalmers is a man on many missions. Here's what the treasurer's been up to ahead of the bud... 1yr
RBA needs to ‘change the way they go about things’ including interest rate changes, Jim Chalmer... 1yr
'We've got some choppy waters to navigate': The treasurer's economic warning for Australians Australia 1yr
Treasurer backs pay rises for minimum wage workers as unions push for 7pc increase 1yr
Coalition’s super changes will affect three times as many people as Labor’s plan, modelling sho... 1yr
Workers face longer hours for less pay without productivity boost, Jim Chalmers says Australia 1yr
Pensioners and home owners pay capital gains tax in real time. The richest Australians should t... 1yr
Angus Taylor says Labor has breached trust with ‘reckless’ superannuation changes 1yr
Federal government blocks Chinese fund from increasing its stake in Northern Minerals China 1yr
Chalmer's retirement tax plan is far from dramatic. In fact, it follows in Morrison's foot step... 1yr
A $50b reason to target super concessions, but could property tax breaks be next? 1yr
Treasurer caps super tax breaks for multi-million-dollar accounts 1yr
Almost 40% of superannuation tax concessions flow to top 10% of earners, tax statement shows 1yr
Liberal MPs break ranks to back Jim Chalmers’ discussion on superannuation reform 1yr
Treasurer asks Australians ‘whether we can afford’ tax breaks on biggest superannuation balance... 1yr
Opposition accuses Labor of breaking election promise on potential superannuation changes 1yr
Jim Chalmers signals cap on super balances to rein in tax concessions for wealthy 1yr
Superannuation tax changes on the table as treasurer calls for ‘national conversation’ on cost 1yr
Treasurer says energy market intervention is working to provide household relief 1yr
Jim Chalmers confident Australia will avoid recession despite warnings of more interest rate ri... Australia 1yr
Jim Chalmers says it’s absurd to expect him to copy Paul Keating as critics lash values-based c... 1yr
As homeowners brace for more rate rises, Chalmers has started a doozy of a conversation 1yr
Business sector has driven shift to ‘values-based capitalism’, Jim Chalmers says 1yr
Jim Chalmers says May budget to have ‘much bigger focus’ on tackling entrenched disadvantage 1yr
Treasurer 'absolutely ropeable' over consultant leaking confidential government briefings 1yr
Jim Chalmers ‘furious’ after former PwC tax adviser found to have shared confidential governmen... 1yr
Australians to save $230 on electricity bills next financial year as wholesale prices fall 1yr
Australia’s fertility rate rebounds to pre-Covid levels but Jim Chalmers issues warning on agei... Australia 1yr
Albanese government looking at laws to force big business to disclose climate efforts 1yr
An electricity price cut delivered by Christmas? Here's what could happen  1yr
'Don't expect a recession': Treasurer plays down fears of economic nightmare 1yr
Energy price relief plan before Christmas, Jim Chalmers tells ABC’s Q&A 1yr
Guardian Essential poll: two-thirds of voters back intervention in energy market as power price... 1yr
Regulator warns time is running out to bring energy crisis under control as Treasurer says 'con... 1yr
Treasurer says gas review likely to include mandatory price regulation as energy costs soar 1yr
In the battle of the budget bubbles, politics trumps economics 1yr
Federal budget: Jim Chalmers flags intervention in energy market as prices surge 1yr
Australians were short-changed on climate action in the budget. Here’s where it went wrong 1yr
Labor inherited a budget on a highway to hell. It's a taxing time to get it back in black 1yr
The dirty secret at the heart of budget — the poor will pay, and the government needs them to 1yr
We fact checked Jim Chalmers's first budget speech. Here's what we found 1yr
Jim Chalmers’ first budget comes amid a darkening economic outlook. Here’s what could go wrong 1yr