CANBERRA, ACT, April 30 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: inflation, effect of Middle East conflict, young people in the housing market, Budget Matt Shirvington: Joining us now is Treasurer Jim Chalmers. Good morning to you. Thanks for joining us. Busy time. Let's start with inflation. First off, you say things are going to get worse before they get better. How bad is it? Jim Chalmers: Well, we're finalising our forecast for the Budget, but I thi...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 30 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: inflation data, May Budget, housing and tax, intergenerational fairness, resource tax, antisemitism Royal Commission interim report Emma Rebellato: The federal Treasurer joins us off the back of yesterday's inflation data and less than 2weeks out from the federal Budget. Jim Chalmers, good morning. Jim Chalmers: Good morning, Emma. Thanks for having me back. Rebellato: Inflation is above...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 30 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: churn and change in the global economy, war in the Middle East, fuel security, May Budget, productivity, NDIS, tax reform, intergenerational fairness, stagflation and labour market, AI Luke Yeaman: Well, welcome everyone to a very special episode of the CommBank View: Economics and Markets podcast. I am Luke Yeaman, the chief economist of CommBank, and I am joined by a very special guest tod...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 30 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Commissioner the Hon Virginia Bell AC has today delivered the Interim Report of the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. The Government welcomes the Interim Report, accepts all recommendations that relate to the Commonwealth, and is committed to working with the states and territories to adopt a national approach to implementation of all 14 recommendations. While Commissioner Bell f...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 29 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that inflation ticked up as expected in the month of March largely because of global pressures. These numbers show Australians are paying a hefty price for the war in the Middle East. These are the costs and consequences of a conflict on the other side of the world. It's another reminder that from an economic point of view, an enduring end to the...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 29 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: new CPI data, Tim Wilson, tax policy, Pauline Hanson and Gina Rinehart, May Budget, fuel excise Jim Chalmers: These new numbers from the ABS show that inflation ticked up as expected in the month of March, largely because of global pressures. These numbers show that Australians are paying a hefty price for the war in the Middle East. These are the costs and consequences of a major conflict o...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 29 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: latest inflation data, budget considerations Kieran Gilbert: Let's go live to the Treasurer Jim Chalmers, who joins us off the back of today's inflation number. Treasurer, thanks for your time. Obviously, the fuel price - that's been the big one for the month. On the year, housing is still a big driver. Do you recognise and concede that there are other inflationary forces at play here, it wa...
SYDNEY, April 29 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its Life Insurance Claims and Disputes Statistics publication, covering a rolling 12-month period from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025. APRA's Life Insurance Claims and Disputes Statistics publication presents the key industry and entity-level claims and disputes outcomes for 13 Australian life insurers writing direct business ...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 29 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: MADELEINE KING, MINISTER FOR RESOURCES: Good morning everyone. Can I say, it's a delight to have the Prime Minister, my friend Anthony Albanese, back here in Perth for, I think it's his 40-something-th time. Thanks so much for being here today, Prime Minister. And also to my very good friend, the Premier of Western Australia, Roger Cook, and my other very good friend here today, Deputy Premier, Minist...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 29 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese and Cook Labor Governments are strengthening Western Australia's supply chain resilience with a landmark $1.1 billion investment for crucial road connections to the proposed future Westport container terminal in Kwinana. The Australian Government's investment of $552 million will be delivered through the upcoming Federal Budget and matched by the Western Australian Government. The proje...