New treasurer Jim Chalmers was part of Australia’s successful effort to avoid the last US-led “great recession” in 2008. He may need to draw on those lessons sooner than we’d like.
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Beyond allowing one family to go ‘home to Bilo’, what else we can expect the new Labor government will do about thousands more asylum seekers and refugees?
Michelle Grattan discusses the political week that was with Emma La Rouche from the University of Canberra’s Media and Communications team
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Treasurer Jim Chalmers on the ‘spiky’ parts of Australia’s inflation problem
Michelle Grattan speaks with the New Treasurer Jim Chalmers as he intends to deliver a "pretty blunt, pretty frank" assessment of Australia's challenges to parliament soon after it returns
Intellectual and a talented communicator, Chalmers may turn out to be a far more innovative politician than his current cautious election rhetoric suggests.
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers on the budget Labor can’t oppose
Michelle Grattan speaks with shadow treasurer Jim Chalmers about the Morrison government's recent budget.
Political observers hang out for when the prime minister will announce the election date, marking the start of the “campaign”.
Shadow Treasurer Jim Chalmers on promoting vaccine uptake and a ‘modest spending program’
Michelle Grattan discusses the next election with shadow treasurer Jim Chalmers.
Simon Birmingham and Jim Chalmers on a big spending budget
Michelle Grattan discusses the 2021-22 budget with Finance Minister Simon Birmingham and Shadow Treasurer Jim Chalmers
Scott Morrison will announce a $1.2 billion extension of the government’s wage subsidy for businesses taking on apprentices, as the government starts to roll out targeted assistance for the post-JobKeeper economy.
“I will be the leader of this country after the next election,” Albanese declared as he ended the news conference where he announced his reshuffled frontbench. It smacked of a message to himself.
Right now, Labor’s marginal seat holders are talking about JobSeeker. Privately, many are wondering if next year they’ll be on it.
Anthony Albanese’s budget reply made the point that Labor had very different priorities to the government’s.
Jim Chalmers on tax cuts, inequality, and the Queensland election
Michelle Grattan sits down to talk with Shadow Treasurer Jim Chalmers
The government will provide eligible owner-occupiers with $25,000 to build a new home or extensively renovate an existing one.
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Mathias Cormann and Jim Chalmers on the mid-year budget update
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The figures indicate a worsening economy, but the government has sought to put a positive spin on the situation, saying the Australian economy is showing resilience.
Jim Chalmers on the need to change economic course
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In this podcast, Shadow Treasurer Jim Chalmers argues the government can have both a more stimulatory policy and a surplus going forward.
The Reserve Bank has cut the official interest rate to a new low of 1%, reflecting continuing concern over the slow economy.
Though the opposition is still refusing to state its final position on the government’s $158 billion tax package, Scott Morrison is “very confident” the plan will be passed in its entirety.
After much factional wrangling, the new opposition leader has a shadow ministry, but the question remains about whether it is a good idea for the former leader to stay in the parliament.
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