Jim Chalmers defends ‘professional’ Fed boss Jerome Powell in face of Trump attacks
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has defended US central bank boss Jerome Powell as professional and diligent after the Trump…
Businesses will be forced to accept cash as method of payment for purchases under $500 from January 1, 2026
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has confirmed that Australians will be guaranteed the right to pay with cash for essential…
SA Deputy Premier Susan Close and Treasurer Stephen Mullighan to quit politics
South Australia’s Deputy Premier Susan Close and Treasurer Stephen Mullighan will quit politics and not contest next year’s…
Business veteran Maurice Newman tears into Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ economic agenda, labels it ‘Chinese-style socialism’
Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ promotion of “Chinese-style socialism under the banner ‘stakeholder capitalism’” has come under fire by an…
While Trump plays with tariffs, Chalmers must find a way to do what Keating did in the 1980s
In the early 1980s, Australia had as big a trade deficit as the United States has now —…
Independent MLC Ruth Forrest would be treasurer in Tasmanian Labor government
Tasmanian Labor will appoint independent upper house MP Ruth Forrest as treasurer — if the party is able…
Jim Chalmers treads middle path between unions and business on artificial intelligence
It was only last week the prime minister stood in front of three grieving parents to announce YouTube…
Former senior Queensland public servant Sir Leo Hielscher dies at 98
Former senior Queensland public servant Sir Leo Hielscher has died at 98. Sir Leo had a distinguished career…