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Australia recoils over Chinese ambassador’s ‘concerning’ language about Taiwan

Government urges ‘restraint and de-escalation’ after Xiao Qian’s speech as Peter Dutton says ‘nobody should be surprised’ if conflict erupts…

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Ideas welcome but tax cuts stay: Chalmers

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the government is keen to hear from as many groups as possible at the upcoming jobs…

Peter Dutton says Liberals will not attend government's national jobs summit

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton rejects an invitation to next month's national jobs summit, which the government is spruiking as a…

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ACTU pushes for caps on energy bills and a windfall tax on corporate profits ahead of jobs summit

Report proposes big changes to Australian economy including giving workers more clout to bargain for better pay

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Littleproud given invite to jobs summit

David Littleproud has been invited by the government to its national jobs and skills summit, after Opposition Leader Peter Dutton…

Dutton invited to jobs and skills summit

The national jobs and skills summit will bring together business, industry, unions and community groups – and the opposition, if…

Multinational tax crackdown looms as Labor reveals plan to claw back $1.8 billion

Corporations like Facebook and Apple are staring down the barrel of a huge crackdown on their tax affairs as the…

Chalmers flags multinational tax crackdown

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says a discussion paper on cracking down on multinational tax avoidance will be released within days.

Labor slashes Morrison government’s ‘unrealistic’ productivity forecasts

Treasurer Jim Chalmers said Australians would get ‘real talk’ from his government about the country’s positioning

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Australian central bank hikes rate to 6-year high 1.85%

Australia’s central bank has boosted its benchmark interest rate for a fourth consecutive month to a six-year high of 1.85%

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Families to feel ‘sting’ of RBA rate hike: Chalmers

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says today is “another difficult day for Australian home owners” after the RBA lifted official interest rates…

Reserve Bank hikes official interest rates to six-year high

The Reserve Bank has lifted the cash rate by another half a percentage point as it seeks to rein in…

Govt to work close with gas companies: PM

The prime minister says he wants to ensure gas supply in the domestic market following an extension of the trigger…

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Shirtfront the rich: why it’s time to bring back Tony Abbott’s tax on the uberwealthy

Australia faces a revenue problem — and Anthony Albanese might need to turn to an unlikely source in order to…

Gas shortage predicted amid dwindling coal

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has forecast a gas shortfall in the east coast market next year if excess…

Australia facing ‘alarming’ gas shortfall in 2023 as ACCC urges producers to keep supplies onshore

Treasurer concerned after watchdog report warns of ‘substantial risk’ to nation’s energy security

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Government pushes gas trigger out to 2030

The competition watchdog has forecast a gas shortfall in the east coast market next year if excess supply is exported,…

RBA in the spotlight with rates heading up

The central bank will take centre stage this week as it prepares to lift interest rates again and releases its…

Jim Chalmers is a storyteller, but will Australians want to listen to a grim economic forecast?

With inflation yet to peak, the treasurer and the new government are taking out political insurance against bad news

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Why is diesel so expensive? Retailers are charging 20c per litre more than they should, fuel watchers say

Australians are paying about 20 cents a litre more for diesel than they should be, consumer advocates say. They say…

Coalition accused of $1b business register cost blow-out

The former Coalition government has been accused of hiding a $1 billion cost blow-out in its modernising business registers program,…

Anyone hoping for cost-of-living relief will be disappointed but probably not surprised

Treasurer’s statement lacked surprises but lays down markers for what’s to come – both in the budget and beyond

The Guardian - AU

The Loop: Neighbours comes to an end, the Treasurer warns inflation will get worse, and a Sydney climber's body found on a mountain

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Australia forecasts high inflation for another 2 years

New forecasts by Australia’s government say runaway inflation will remain unacceptably high for the next two years and economic growth…

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Chalmers recommits to local industry rebuild

As inflation is expected to hit 7.75 per cent by the end of the year and growth forecasts have been…