The Latest Breaking News from Jim Chalmers

What we know about the ‘bread and butter’ budget from Jim Chalmers

Labor’s first federal budget in more than a decade is now just days away, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers set to deliver “bread and butter”.

The New Daily · Oct 21, 2022

Widespread floods will force inflation above 8 per cent for fruit and vegetables, treasurer says

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers says widespread flooding across some of Australia's most productive agricultural land will push up the prices of fresh produce.

ABC News · Oct 21, 2022

Australia floods to dent Dec-qtr GDP, spur inflation - Treasurer

Widespread floods that have inundated large parts of Australia's southeast will dent the country's economic growth and increase inflation, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Friday, ahead of next week's federal budget.

Reuters · Oct 21, 2022

Forecast cost for stage 3 tax cuts rises by $11 billion

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the forecast cost of the stage 3 tax cuts has risen and will now cost the nation around $254 billion over 10 years.

ABC News · Oct 19, 2022

Our environmental responses are often piecemeal and ineffective. Next week's wellbeing budget is a chance to act

Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ federal budget next week will for the first time include a section on wellbeing, which aims to measure how well Australians are doing in life.

The Conversation · Oct 19, 2022

Tax cuts to cost $11b more than estimate

The federal treasurer says the controversial stage three tax cuts will cost billions more than previously thought as the government faces calls to scrap them.

AAP · Oct 19, 2022

Labor promises full-fibre NBN access to 1.5m homes and businesses by 2025

Tuesday’s budget will include provisions for faster internet to mainly regional areas across Australia at a cost of $2.4bn

The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2022

Albanese stands by West Jerusalem walkback, but concedes it could have been handled better

The prime minister says Labor has held the position for some time now and it was his predecessor who played politics with the issue in 2018.

ABC News · Oct 19, 2022

How are medical professionals rorting Medicare systems? Do patients know? Are they liable?

The $28 billion Medicare system is being abused, with fraud, errors and over-servicing costing some $8 billion a year. How's it being done, and could it be happening to you?

ABC News · Oct 18, 2022

Cost of living relief could spur inflation

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says any cost of living relief will need to be targeted in the federal budget to avoid further financial pressures on Australians.

AAP · Oct 17, 2022