Jim Chalmers
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Live: Angus Taylor says fuel excise ‘absolutely not’ Coalition’s own election bribe
15m agoWed 26 Mar 2025 at 8:51pm Why the controversy around salmon farming? Salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour has become…
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What are non-compete clauses and why are economists so keen to abolish them?
A proposed ban on non-compete clauses for most workers was one of the budget’s rare surprises, which wasn’t flagged until…
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Budget forecasts may be blown away by Trump tariff war
Former Reserve Bank deputy governor Guy Debelle once quoted Door’s frontman Jim Morrison in a speech when the fallout from…
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Booming trade in illegal tobacco costing the budget billions
The federal budget bottom line has been dealt an almost $7 billion blow in tobacco tax revenue, as black market…
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Staring down years of deficits, Chalmers spruiks budget as a ‘platform for prosperity’
With an expected decade of deficits on the horizon, Treasurer Jim Chalmers will try to convince voters that Tuesday’s federal…
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A federal budget that’s tiptoeing around the edge of reality
There’s a Clayton’s budget, the one you’re having when you’re not really having a budget. And then there’s this, the…
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Here’s everything we know about what’s in today’s pre-election budget
It was the budget that almost didn’t happen, but the federal government will let us in on its spending priorities…
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Supermarkets could be forced to publicise size changes in shrinkflation crackdown
Supermarket giants should have to alert customers when a product falls victim to shrinkflation, an inquiry into the sector has…
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Both sides of politics are playing it safe as the spectre of increasing uncertainty looms
Looking back over the three previous budget speeches delivered by Jim Chalmers, there’s a recurring word that jumps out. In…
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Has Australia’s economy turned a corner? Angus Taylor has a warning
Economists say Australia has turned a corner. They say inflation has declined, real wages are growing, economic activity has picked…
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