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Gloomy growth, interest rates sore points for Treasurer

The economy is stuck in the slow lane and Treasurer Jim Chalmers says that's by design, with higher interest rates necessary to tame inflation.

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Former ABC host Tim Bowden dies aged 87 – as it happened

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View from The Hill: Australians don’t need to be told high interest rates are ‘smashing’ the economy, but is there an alternative?

Treasurer Jim Chalmers mightn’t have expected his weekend comment – made ahead of expected low growth figures later this week – that interest rate rises were “smashing” the Australian economy to set off the reaction it has. After all, it’s been something of a Chalmers mantra.

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After working for the RBA for 30 years, here’s how I’d make it more accountable

How can we tell if the Reserve Bank of Australia – which sets the interest rates that shape our national and household budgets – is doing a good job?

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Labor’s spectacular census own goal hands Dutton a double victory

Government’s bungling has generated the damaging debate it wanted to avoid and shown it can be divisive too

The Guardian - AU

Sex discrimination commissioner urges Labor to reverse decision excluding gender and sexuality census questions

Anna Cody worries the Albanese government’s backflip could ‘strengthen the voices of discrimination’

The Guardian - AU

Labor says sexuality questions dumped from census to avoid ‘divisive’ debates

Government decided not to add questions out of concern for social cohesion, Richard Marles insists, after move prompts upset in LGBTQ+ community

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View from The Hill: Jim Chalmers switches to attack dog but the style could bite him later

Is the Albanese government trying to cast Opposition Leader Peter Dutton as Australia’s Donald Trump? And if so, what’s the thinking and why is Treasurer Jim Chalmers in the vanguard of the charge?

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Peter Dutton dismisses Labor’s ‘divisive’ tag as a smokescreen to divert attention from economy

Treasurer’s speech criticised opposition leader for devoting past two weeks of parliamentary sittings to condemning the issuing of visas to people from Gaza

The Guardian - AU

The great divide: treasurer's Dutton spray sparks row

Peter Dutton has hit back at comments by the treasurer labelling him as the most divisive leader in Australia's political history.

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PM arrives at Pacific Islands Forum – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Amazon, Bunnings to face new questions over customers

Executives from major household brands will front an inquiry into competition practices as the nation's leaders aim to make products cheaper for Australians.

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Climate disclosure for companies to support investment

The largest companies and financial institutions must account for climate and nature-based risks from January, which experts say will support investment.

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Public sector appointment report 'nowhere to be seen': Scamps

Calls for Briggs report into appointments to be released.

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Door opens for long-delayed Reserve Bank reforms

The federal treasurer has shifted on key opposition demands in order to secure support for changes to modernise and strengthen the Reserve Bank.

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'Beyond urgent': clock ticking on changes to aged care

Time is running out to enact sweeping changes to aged care, and nursing home residents are anxious about any deals done in federal parliament, advocates warn.

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Bob Katter Got Laughed Out Of Parliament After Rant About ‘Pagan Rituals’ To ‘Crocodile Gods’

Bob Katter has gone on a bizarre rant about crocodile gods, pagan rituals, and the Olympic Opening Ceremony. Totally normal stuff.

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton tells Coalition party room he only wants temporary pause on Gaza visas as part of ‘principled stance’

Some Coalition MPs have indicated privately they would be concerned if opposition leader was advocating to permanently refuse visas to Palestinians

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Iron ore price drop sounds budget alarm bells

David Littleproud has cautioned the government to keep an eye on its spending as China forecasts worsening demand for Australia's most important export.

The Guardian - AU

Greens condemn ‘deeply flawed’ deal – as it happened

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The door to an Australian tech tax is clearly ajar. Can Labor make it happen?

There’s a long track record of government subsidising traditional media – but patch-up jobs and sweetheart deals have reached the end of their useful lifespan

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton deliberately stirred division with Gaza visa comments, Jim Chalmers says

Treasurer says Australia must choose ‘high road’ as fallout from opposition leader’s position on visa-holders from Gaza rumbles on

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers flags deal on Reserve Bank’s new structure is close

Cost of living remains at the top of people’s minds as inflation stays sticky. With an election in less than a year, the government has been doing what it can to address some of the pressures. But the Reserve Bank doesn’t envisage an interest rate cut this year, and has…

The Guardian - AU

The RBA and its critics claim Australia’s economy needs to be slowed down. But the data shows both are wrong

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is right to argue the economy is already slow enough

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Grattan on Friday: Albanese government has a lot of housework ahead of voters’ property inspection

The Albanese government might be likened to the harried house-husband struggling with untidy rooms, dog hairs on the carpet, and piles of clothes in or waiting for the washing machine.

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