Jim Chalmers
No tax relief for you: Deficits, cost put cuts in too-hard basket
Neither major party will try to win over voters at the federal election with an offer of substantial tax relief.
- by Shane Wright
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Fix the planning system – now that’s a good plan
Successive governments over many decades have wound back spending on public housing, sending people into the private rental market. We need more modest, cheaper-to-build homes.
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Income tax
The half trillion-dollar tax headache facing Australia
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton face a half trillion-dollar tax problem – without a change, Australians will face a generational high tax hit.
- by Shane Wright
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Political leadership
A treasurer stares at a government’s political mortality
Jim Chalmers has used an off-the-cuff speech to rally Labor supporters … while also exposing the government’s fears.
- by Shane Wright
Real wages are growing at highest rate since 2020. But it’s unlikely to last
After years of wage rises lagging behind inflation, they rose more than inflation in the year to September – but wage increases have already started to slow.
- by Shane Wright and Millie Muroi
Chalmers’ $900m carrot to convince states to rip up red tape
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will unveil plans, mirroring reforms used by Paul Keating and John Howard, to get the economy running faster and cheaper.
- by Shane Wright
‘We are well prepared’: Jim Chalmers says not to panic over Trump victory
As the treasurer moves to calm economic fears after Trump’s victory, AUKUS fan and former secretary of state Mike Pompeo has been snubbed for a White House job.
- by Matthew Knott
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Property prices
The graphs that show housing is broken
All sides of politics have overseen a collapse in housing affordability since 2000. These are the graphs that show it. And there are no easy solutions.
- by Shane Wright
Today’s inflation caused by yesterday’s COVID spending
The federal government spent $343 billion on combatting COVID-19. A review finds that while useful, some of that spending exacerbated today’s inflation pressures.
- by Shane Wright
No budget spendathon as shoppers finally see inflation relief
Nervous government backbenchers looking for budget handouts have been warned by Treasurer Jim Chalmers there will not be a pre-election cash splash.
- by Shane Wright
‘Problematic’ gambling company tax breaks on Chalmers’ radar
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has indicated the government will tighten its focus on gambling companies’ use of R&D tax credits, which can total tens of millions.
- by Millie Muroi
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