Politics live news Australia: 'Lies': Jim Chalmers refutes Angus Taylor's super 'scare campaign'
Treasurer hits back at 'ridiculous, dishonest' claims from Opposition counterpart Angus Taylor that super changes will 'have a far bigger reach' than just 0.5pc of the workforce.
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Treasurer prepared to bend rules to win
Like his old hero, Paul Keating, Jim Chalmers hasn’t seen an economic lever he’s not prepared to pull.
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Jim Chalmers’ easy home lending to win younger voters
The Treasurer has instructed financial regulators to soften home-lending rules for millions of Australians, in a pre-election move to help achieve Labor’s 1.2 million new homes target and woo younger voters.
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