CANBERRA, ACT, March 26 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: energy bills, global economy, Medicare, responsible economic management TomConnell: You mentioned the voters at the kitchen table and that's what the Budget is really about. Before the last election they were told by Labor power bills would be lowered by $275 by the end of the term. This time around I'm wondering what you can assure them. So excluding any rebates and even setting the bar mu...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 25 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: the federal Budget, cost-of-living help, strengthening Medicare, building Australia's future JimChalmers: Tonight's Budget will be a responsible budget. It will help with the cost of living, strengthen Medicare and build Australia's future. We know that cost of living is front of mind for most Australians, and it will be absolutely front and centre tonight in our Budget. Our economic plan is...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 25 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force Editor's note:Images available via Hightail Two men have been sentenced by Downing Centre District Court today (25 March, 2025) for their roles in a failed 42kg cocaine importation in 2023. A Tahmoor man, 22, was sentenced to four years' imprisonment, with a non-parole period of two years. The Kirrawee man, al...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 25 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A south west Sydney man is expected to appear in the Downing Centre Local Court today (25 March, 2025) charged with sexual activity with a child outside Australia and producing child abuse material. An AFP investigation into the man, 29, began after he returned to Australia from a trip to Thailand on 28 January, 2025. The man and his luggage were examined by Australian Border Force (ABF) officers at Sydne...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 25 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: Budget will strengthen Medicare and build Australia's future, energy rebates, making the economy more resilient in the light of escalating trade tensions Sabra Lane: The federal Treasurer joins us now, JimChalmers, welcome. JimChalmers: Thanks very much, Sabra. Lane: Are there any surprises left tonight? Chalmers: Oh, you'll see how it all comes together tonight and that's really what ...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 25 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: Landholders and river users, including pumpers, on the Mitta Mitta River are advised to take into account the forecast releases of water from Dartmouth Dam and make any necessary adjustment to their river activities. Transfers from Dartmouth Dam to Hume Dam are expected to continue throughout March and the coming months if conditions remain dry. Releases from Dartmouth (measured at Coleman's gauge) ar...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 25 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: 2025-26 Budget, Jobseeker, tax reform, social cohesion, aid funding, US tariffs AnnaHenderson: Treasurer, thanks for joining us. Firstly, whether you're a millionaire or whether you're on a low income, you're getting an energy bill rebate and a tax cut. Some people are seeing that as an election bribe. When you could have helped people who are struggling more, why didn't you? JimChalmers: ...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 25 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: 2025 federal Budget, tax cuts, cost-of-living relief, banning non-compete clauses, global economic uncertainty MarkRiley: Treasurer, thanks for joining us at Seven News. JimChalmers: Thanks, mate. Riley: Tax cuts, they're not huge but helpful. Is this just returning bracket creep? Chalmers: That's part of the motivation. It's really about making sure that every Australian taxpayer gets...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 25 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: federal Budget, tax cuts, non-compete clauses, tariffs, Adass Israel synagogue CharlesCroucher: Thank you for joining us. JimChalmers: Thanks very much, Charles. Croucher: The surprise element of the Budget, a tax cut for every Australians, but not until 2026. It's a surprise, isn't it? Chalmers: No, of course not. We're topping up a tax cut for every single Australian taxpayer, and we...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 25 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: Budget 2025-26, tax cuts, cost‑of‑living pressures DeborahKnight: This is a special Budget edition of Money News. DebKnight here, joined by my Nine radio colleagues, JohnStanley and OlliePeterson, and with us now from our Parliament House studio, the man at the moment, federal Treasurer JimChalmers. Treasurer, welcome. JimChalmers: Thanks, Deb, how are you? Knight: I'm good, ...