Bold move to bring down grocery prices
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers says increasing competition among supermarket giants is key to placing “downward pressure on prices”.
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Bold move to bring down grocery prices
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers says increasing competition among supermarket giants is key to placing “downward pressure on prices”.
Group getting $3k tax cut revealed
Jim Chalmers has amped up his tax cut sell, revealing the group of Aussies expected to pocket an average of $3000 amid renewed concerns on the inflation fight.
‘Multiple reactors’: New detail in nuke plan
The Coalition’s energy spokesman Ted O’Brien has revealed a surprising new detail for the opposition’s nuclear energy plan.
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Cash windfall for millions of Aussies
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RBA boss sounds alarm on China
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