Jim Chalmers
Motorists play petrol lotto as stations pump up prices in big cities
A motorist advocate says there’s no reason why petrol is so much more expensive in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne than in other cities.
- Mike Foley
Latest
The one easy thing you could do to save $317 a year on your bills
Households prepared to switch energy providers are saving 17 per cent more than their loyal counterparts, according to the competition watchdog.
- Millie Muroi
- Exclusive
- Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin, ether, dogecoin – Chalmers says the future may be crypto
Derided by critics as a waste of electricity, cryptocurrencies are the way of the future, its backers say. Australia’s treasurer believes they will have a role.
- Shane Wright
- Opinion
- New Year
Guilt gets a bad rap. I’m guilty, but my new year’s resolution is to be OK with it
We have this magical thinking that we can be better come the new year, then we too often fail. Don’t dismiss guilt as the motivator you might need to keep your resolutions.
- Jenna Price
Five Australian cities are now among world’s top 20 most expensive
The International Monetary Fund says nothing short of major reform can change the fact that Australian housing, across all international metrics, is some of the most expensive in the world.
- Shane Wright
- Editorial
- Australian economy
Public patience wearing thin on Labor’s economic vision
The question is whether the treasurer’s talk of a soft landing will convince voters that the government is doing enough to alleviate the hardship they are experiencing.
- The Age's View
- Exclusive
- Australian economy
‘We’ve been vindicated’: Chalmers says government spending has saved the nation from recession
After coming under fire from for his mid-year budget update, Treasurer Jim Chalmers says: “We’ve rejected this free advice that says slash and burn in the budget”.
- Shane Wright and David Crowe
- Opinion
- Political leadership
Albanese has taken hits but isn’t a terrible PM. Cut him some slack
Labor is slipping in the polls and there is even a whiff of leadership talk in Canberra. Albo may have tried to avoid picking fights but voters won’t cop that approach any longer.
- Paddy Manning
Everything you need to know about MYEFO in five charts
Here’s a guide to help you see through the sea of red unveiled by the treasurer.
- Millie Muroi
- Analysis
- Federal budget
Might look like Chalmers is spending like a drunken sailor, but this is what’s really going on
Both sides know the current system, reliant on the nation’s army of wage slaves, is failing the economy and future generations.
- Shane Wright
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