Jim Chalmers

The Federal Government has unveiled a $22.7 billion price tag for its Future Made in Australia initiative, including a production tax incentive for critical minerals – starting in 2027.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss the federal budget’s mining support, Santos and Quintis job cuts, live sheep exports, property development approvals, NWQ Capital Management, and Clough's journey under Peter Bennett.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has claimed a new CSIRO report on the cost of building future electricity generation, released today, has “torpedoed Dutton’s nuclear fantasy”.

Rare earths junior Northern Minerals has announced a series of board changes.

Rare earths junior Northern Minerals has been targeted in a cyber-attack, less than two days after Treasurer Jim Chalmers ordered Chinese investors to sell their stakes in the company.

Australia’s GDP had a modest rise in the March quarter but the country still experienced weak economic growth, the Australian Bureau of Statistics found.

Northern Minerals management has stressed a cyber breach on its systems this week was unrelated to a government divesture order against Chinese interests on its share registry.

By shifting ground to support resources, federal Labor has pragmatically claimed the central political ground.

The federal treasurer has approved ANZ's plan to buy the banking arm of insurer Suncorp under a million-billion dollar deal, subject to conditions.

Draft eligibility guidelines for the government's $13 billion critical minerals downstream production tax credits have opened the door for Chinese-owned producers.

Money invested under the Federal Government’s flagship $22.7 billion Future Made in Australia plan will have to show a benefit to local communities and workers, under a new bill introduced to parliament today.

The country’s annual inflation rate has increased to 3.8 per cent, up from the 3.6 per cent recorded in the previous quarter, recent Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows.

The federal government has moved forward with its reforms to the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax, ending more than eight years of uncertainty over the policy.

LNG producer Chevron Australia has revealed it paid $3.5 billion in Australian taxes last year, making a point of its contribution as one of the nation’s largest taxpayers.

Australian Bureau of Statistics figures have revealed inflation fell to 3.5 per cent in July, down from 3.8 per cent in June.

Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he has “the utmost respect” for the independence of the Reserve Bank, while again blaming its policy for slow economic growth.

Rare earths junior Northern Minerals has announced one shareholder has yet to divest its shareholding in the company, following yesterday’s mandated sell-off deadline.

The country’s economy only grew by 0.2 per cent in the recent quarter or 1.5 per cent annually, which the ABS found to be the weakest yearly growth since the 1990s.

Anthony Albanese has ruled out taking negative gearing tax reforms to the next election, despite reports the federal government had asked treasury to investigate an overhaul of the system.

The most comprehensive reforms to Australia’s merger rules in half a century, first announced in April, have been introduced to parliament today.

Surcharges charged on debit card purchases by merchants could be banned under a review of payment systems, announced today.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers seems to have put the nail in the negative gearing reform coffin, saying from Washington that advice received was that it would have no positive impact on housing supply.

The country’s inflation rate could be reduced by at least 2 per cent if Australia had an adequate COVID-19 response, a federal government-commissioned inquiry found.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers expects higher inflation and lower output as a result of the US election result, and warned “nobody wins” in a US-Sino trade war.

Australians working in healthcare and retail trade led the way in wage growth for the September quarter, with figures revealing the lowest annual rise in almost two years.

A $900 million fund has been welcomed by economists hopeful it will modernise the construction industry where productivity has been flat for three decades.

Australia’s annual inflation held steady at 2.1 per cent for October, remaining at its lowest since mid-2021.

Australia has recorded its lowest annual economic growth since 2020, up only 0.3 per cent in the September quarter, the Bureau of Statistics found.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has appointed a former banking executive and an economics professor to the Reserve Bank board, following a six-month review into monetary policy setting.

Australia's trimmed mean inflation fell to 3.2 per cent in November, but jobs figures suggesting a tightening of the labour market have dashed hopes of a February rate cut.

Anthony Albanese says an exemption from the US’ 25 per cent steel and aluminium import tariffs is “under consideration” by the Trump Administration, after the two leaders spoke.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has cut the cash rate for the first time since November 2020, but governor Michele Bullock has warned the inflation fight isn’t over.

Australia’s consumer price index – a key measure of inflation – held steady at 2.5 per cent over January.

Australia’s major supermarket chains have consistently increased profit margins over the past five years, but it’s not enough to warrant breaking up of the big chains, the ACCC says.

The federal government has unveiled a $27.6 billion deficit in its last budget before the May election, but insists the economy is on track for a soft landing.

Technology sector leaders have lambasted the lack of investment in the federal budget, labelling it a missed opportunity to enhance competitiveness and productivity.

If an election was called today, Anthony Albanese would become the first prime minister to win consecutive elections since John Howard.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers used a trip to Perth today to commit to a one-year extension of the instant asset write-off scheme.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers and shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor traded barbs over their respective plans for the Australian economy, in the second debate of the election campaign.

Opposition leader Peter Dutton says US President Donald Trump has treated Anthony Albanese with disdain, and vowed to “not give anything away” in any negotiations with the US.