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Economic woes to cast shadow as parliament returns

Labor is bracing for an attack on its economic management after the latest figures laid bare the hip pocket pain being felt across Australian households.

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Treasurer distances himself from his former boss’ Reserve Bank attack

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has distanced himself from the strident attack his one-time boss Wayne Swan launched on the Reserve Bank, which the former treasurer accused of “putting economic dogma over rational decision-making”.

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‘We have listened’: gender identity question added to Australia’s 2026 census after federal government backflip

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says LGBTQ+ community ‘will count’ in survey with new topic covering sexual orientation and gender to be included

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Census to include sexual orientation, gender topics

The 2026 census will include questions on sexual orientation and gender identity, following backlash against the federal government by the LGBTIQ+ community.

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Treasurer backs inflation target, despite rates risk

Jim Chalmers has acknowledged there's tension between fiscal and monetary policy, but argues the government and the central bank have the same objective.

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Despite all the doom and gloom on Australia’s economy, could the worst be behind us?

We hear about the ‘weakest growth in decades’ and being ‘smashed’ by the RBA, but positive tidings abound – if you want to look for them

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Senate committee told foreign student cap would ‘gut’ private education sector – as it happened

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Newcastle Harbour blockade's worth lies in people power

'What other options do concerned citizens have?'

Newcastle Herald

Jim Chalmers’ spray at the RBA is embarrassing

If only the government and the RBA could row in the same direction. But the blame for policy divergence has to rest entirely with the government.

Crikey

All eyes on Bullock following weak growth

Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock is expected to respond to sluggish economic growth today, and backlash about the government’s census questions continues.

Crikey

Treasurer Jim Chalmers Accused Of Trespassing Live On-Air During Chaotic Sunrise Interview

Treasurer Jim Chalmers had an awkward on-air moment during a Sunrise interview, when an upset punter accused him of trespassing.

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Afternoon Update: Australia’s economy weakest in decades bar Covid; NSW Liberals deny ‘stuff-up spiral’; and spider brains shrink

And the US Open semi-finals take shape

The Guardian - AU

This is the weakest economy outside of a recession. Here’s what the GDP figures show

The latest national accounts show the Australian economy is struggling. It’s what you would expect after the sharpest series of interest rate rises on record, and is more or less what the Reserve Bank was trying to achieve to bring down inflation.

The Conversation

Australia’s economy fares better than expected but still weakest since early 1990s, excluding pandemic

June quarter GDP expanded by 1% from a year earlier, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said – slightly above forecasts

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Federal Liberals gaffe NSW takeover

The federal Liberal Party has stumbled at the first hurdle of its takeover of the party’s NSW division, and John Howard has criticised Jim Chalmers’ comments about interest rates and the RBA.

The Conversation

The Greens want a super-profits tax. Labor and business used to like the idea too

When the Greens proposed an extra super-profits tax on the excessive part of really excessive profits last week, business and the government acted as if the sky was about to fall in.

AAP

Economy stuck in slow lane as households tighten belts

The Australian economy is barely growing as higher borrowing costs and inflation keep a lid on household consumption.

Newcastle Herald

We'll see a feeding frenzy long before Newcastle trains get any faster

'What bunnies we are to swallow this.'

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The weak economy is at a painful turning point, one that might finally prove to be unspinnable

The government’s economic critics want it both ways — complaining it’s not doing enough to lower inflation while also not doing enough to support growth.

AAP

Gloomy growth, interest rates sore points for Treasurer

The economy is stuck in the slow lane and Treasurer Jim Chalmers says that's by design, with higher interest rates necessary to tame inflation.

The Guardian - AU

Former ABC host Tim Bowden dies aged 87 – as it happened

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View from The Hill: Australians don’t need to be told high interest rates are ‘smashing’ the economy, but is there an alternative?

Treasurer Jim Chalmers mightn’t have expected his weekend comment – made ahead of expected low growth figures later this week – that interest rate rises were “smashing” the Australian economy to set off the reaction it has. After all, it’s been something of a Chalmers mantra.

The Conversation

After working for the RBA for 30 years, here’s how I’d make it more accountable

How can we tell if the Reserve Bank of Australia – which sets the interest rates that shape our national and household budgets – is doing a good job?

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s spectacular census own goal hands Dutton a double victory

Government’s bungling has generated the damaging debate it wanted to avoid and shown it can be divisive too

Crikey

Labor MPs defect on census changes

Labor’s decision to remove gender identity and sexuality information from the next census is proving unpopular even within the party, and Kamala Harris is about to sit down for her first unscripted interview since becoming the Democrat nominee.

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