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Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at a press conference in Queensland on Thursday.

Chalmers says he asked for advice, not modelling on negative gearing

Jim Chalmers has cleared up a misstep by Anthony Albanese, who denied during Wednesday’s debate that the government had requested modelling on negative gearing.

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Employment jumps; No Fed bailouts coming; ASX pressured on James Hardie

Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.

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Investor groups urge Labor not to extend tax on unrealised gains

A coalition of self-funded retirees, small businesses and farmers is demanding it rule out extending its taxation of unrealised gains to other investments.

Trump has given Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ election pitch fresh momentum.

Chalmers is determined not to waste Trump crisis. But it will get ugly

The tariff war has given the treasurer’s election pitch new momentum. But for whoever wins government, dealing with the president’s brave new world will be tough.

Peter Dutton and Angus Taylor at a press conference in Liverpool, Sydney on Tuesday.

Housing tax break ‘would blow Coalition’s budget’

Economists say the Coalition’s tax deductions for mortgage interest could cost the federal budget billions of dollars more than the $1.25 billion it has claimed.

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Angus Taylor had his chance for four years as minister to lead in the energy transition.

Voters deserve better than empty slugfests dressed up as debates

The closer we get to May 3, substance is being swiftly usurped by banal talking points and shrill attack lines whenever politicians step up to a microphone.

Labor’s efforts to link Dutton to Trump are proving effective

Like the rest of the world, WA politics has been upended by Donald Trump’s reckless tariff war, which has a sharp edge in a resources-dependent economy closely intertwined with China’s growth.

Lisa Annese, CEO of Chief Executive Women.

Who’s who at the Chief Executive Women dinner

Labor MP Peter Khalil is fighting to save his seat against an ex-Greens leader; PM touches down in the Top End; Dutton back at a petrol bowser. Follow live updates.

Jim Chalmers and Angus Taylor faced off ion the Sky News debate.

Business leaders warn the big economic challenges are being ignored

Former leaders of the Business Council and Reserve Bank say the standard of economic policy in the election campaign is among the worst in decades.

Jim Chalmers and Angus Taylor faced off ion the Sky News debate.

Chalmers and Taylor fail to tackle the big economic issues

The treasurers traded blows over the cost of living but fell short of laying out a reform agenda that business and economists have been calling for.

If Wednesday evening’s debate between Jim Chalmers and Angus Taylor had been held just four months ago, it would have gone very differently.

How Donald Trump crowded out Angus Taylor’s killer lines

Jim Chalmers and Angus Taylor were gearing up for a cost-of-living election but Trump’s ascension to the White House in January has changed everything.

Economists don’t believe a recession is near for Australia.

Why economists doubt a recession is coming for Australia

Australian businesses affected by Trump’s tariffs will find new export markets while the economy will be bolstered by rate cuts and a falling currency, analysts say.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton arrived to a media opportunity in a fuel tanker.

Dutton seizes on tariff chaos to recalibrate campaign

Donald Trump’s tariff chaos is causing both sides to recalibrate their campaign message.

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers in Sydney on Monday.

Cyberattack exposes Labor big super weakness

Cyber breaches and Donald Trump’s sharemarket rout have exposed further flaws in Labor’s compulsory super system and its union-aligned funds.

Donald Trump leaves Air Force One on his way back to the White House to confront a panic week on Wall Street

Tariff maelstrom bears down on Dutton’s election hopes

Labor is as alarmed as any government as Donald Trump’s sharemarket carnage unfolds. But it also sees a political advantage.

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Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor delivers his post-budget reply at the National Press Club in Canberra.

Libs commit to tax reform, but ‘budget repair comes first’

Peter Dutton says waving through the budget tax cuts would have been the easy thing to do, but they were unaffordable.

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

Chalmers’ broken budget rule is a slippery slope in a world of debt

Australia has relatively moderate federal debt levels compared with most countries. But the picture is not so benign if ballooning state government debts are added.

RBA governor Michele Bullock on Tuesday after the interest rate decision was announced.

Labor pushes for above-inflation minimum wage rise despite RBA warning

Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock has warned that increasing wages while productivity remains stagnant will put future interest rate cuts at risk.

RBA governor Michele Bullock and Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

RBA boss did not feel ‘political pressure’ from Chalmers

Michele Bullock refuses to say if Treasurer Jim Chalmers phoned her last year to complain about the RBA linking government spending to inflation pressures in the economy.

The Reserve Bank held interest rates at 4.1 per cent.

RBA has interest rate trigger for Trump trade war

The Reserve Bank of Australia isn’t quite sure what impact Donald Trump’s imminent next round of tariffs will have on inflation, but it is ready to act.

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