Jim Chalmers is a good treasurer,but he is trying to pull a swifty with his new mandate,writes one reader.
Jim Chalmers has accused predecessor Peter Costello of being rolled into a “deliberately unhinged” attack on plans to encourage the $230 billion Future Fund to invest in new homes,renewable energy and cybersecurity.
The $230 billion Future Fund was created to stop a black hole in the federal budget. It’s now been tasked with investing in housing,energy and infrastructure.
Neither major party will try to win over voters at the federal election with an offer of substantial tax relief.
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.
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton face a half trillion-dollar tax problem – without a change,Australians will face a generational high tax hit.
Jim Chalmers has used an off-the-cuff speech to rally Labor supporters … while also exposing the government’s fears.
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.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will unveil plans,mirroring reforms used by Paul Keating and John Howard,to get the economy running faster and cheaper.
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.
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.