John Howard has accused the federal Treasurer of panicking at the first whiff of economic grapeshot and desperately and disloyally seeking to shift the blame for high interest rates on to RBA governor Michele Bullock.
A government minister has warned the RBA against going ‘too far’ in its fight against inflation, despite Jim Chalmers denying he was attempting to influence the decisions of the independent central bank.
Anthony Albanese has continued to bat away suggestions that Labor is attempting to shift blame for sluggish economic growth onto the Reserve Bank after Jim Chalmers’ said its rate hikes were ‘smashing the economy’.
Jim Chalmers’ comments shift blame on to the central bank governor, Michele Bullock, ahead of the release of GDP data this week expected to show growth slowing to a crawl.
Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth reveals the proposal to establish a regulator in conjunction with states and territories is not on the agenda, as Labor continues to resist calls to toughen its reforms to the wagering industry.
Minerals Council of Australia boss Tania Constable said an IR ruling threatened to set a precedent which could be applied across the Pilbara’s powerhouse iron ore operations.
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart says more federal red tape will scare off the nation’s biggest companies, calls for the ‘elimination’ of taxes.
Jim Chalmers has dismissed the Greens’ $514bn corporate tax grab as a “policy designed to get attention”, while asserting that Labor is determined to ward off minority government and avoid any deals with left-wing minor party at the next election.
Jim Chalmers hasbacked ASIO chief Mike Burgess’s policy of not ruling out granting visas to people fleeing Gaza to come to Australia just because they had expressed rhetorical support for Hamas.
Peter Dutton says Jim Chalmers wants to talk about ‘everything but his failure in the economy’, after the Treasurer labelled the Opposition Leader destructive, divisive and dangerous.
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