Jim Chalmers
IMF says Australia’s high interest rates are ‘essential’ – and may rise again
The “last mile” in Australia’s inflation battle is proving more drawn-out than expected, the IMF has found, raising the possibility of another rate rise.
- by Millie Muroi
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Analysis
Capital gains tax
Never mind negative gearing – this is the real steal
Everyone seems to have an opinion on negative gearing, but the way the country taxes capital gains is costing a fortune and adding to house price pain.
- by Shane Wright
Coles and Woolies face fresh battle to keep competitors at bay
Just a week after the competition watchdog started legal action against Coles and Woolworths, the federal government is targeting their undeveloped supermarket sites.
- by Shane Wright and Millie Muroi
Budget starts to show the wear and tear of a slowing economy
Despite Jim Chalmers producing consecutive budget surpluses, there are clear signs the economy’s slowdown is hitting the government’s bottom line.
- by Shane Wright
Jim Chalmers to deliver first consecutive Labor budget surpluses since Paul Keating
The federal government will use the figures to argue it is keeping inflation at bay.
- by Shane Wright
Treasury and Chalmers each doing their jobs
Surely it is better that the Treasurer makes decisions based on rigorous analysis by a qualified public service rather than setting policy on the advice or wants of interest groups? Why can’t there be a sensible debate about negative gearing before the media insists on statements ruling “in” or “out” a policy before the analysis is even completed?
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
Michele Bullock didn’t cut rates on Tuesday. Bernie Fraser is sure she should have
The Reserve Bank’s most iconic governor says businesses are going bust and the RBA is too focused on only one factor in its charter.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Editorial
China relations
Chalmers’ visit a welcome sign of better ties with China
After a hostile hiatus, top-level economic dialogue between China and Australia is a positive step in a relationship that supports tens of thousands of jobs.
- The Herald's View
‘Not unusual’ for a treasurer to model negative gearing, says Chalmers
The treasurer has defended the use of federal officials to explore changes to negative gearing after days of dispute over the housing crisis.
- by David Crowe, James Massola and Lisa Visentin
Chalmers likes China’s economic stimulus plans but lobster still not on the menu
Speaking in the Chinese capital on Friday after meetings with local officials, the treasurer said Australia had “a lot at stake” when it came to China’s economic slowdown.
- by Lisa Visentin
China vows to fix housing market as Chalmers arrives to learn Australian fallout
Chalmers’s arrival in Beijing on Thursday for two days of meetings, the first visit by an Australian treasurer in seven years, coincided with a flurry of economic activity in China.
- by Lisa Visentin
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