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Chalmers unveils Economic Reform Roundtable agenda

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025
... attraction, development and mobility; and capital attraction and business management. It will also include addresses from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Chalmers and Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Michele Bullock. The second day will see Productivity ...

1MDB mastermind found in Shanghai with Aussie passport: Reports

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
... billion stolen from 1 Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), the sovereign wealth fund he helped former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak establish. Razak was recently released from prison after having been charged over the scandal. He was discharged ...

Chalmers champions productivity, urges tax reform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... steps." To that end, Chalmers said that the reform roundtable he's convening in August, which was announced by prime minister Anthony Albanese last week, will set out some guiding reform principles and next steps to advance the agenda well beyond the ...

Government to convene a productivity roundtable

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced at the National Press Club yesterday that Treasurer Jim Chalmers will convene a roundtable in August to support and shape the government's growth and productivity agenda. Albanese said the roundtable will bring ...

Treasury welcomes new leader

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
... Jenny Wilkinson will replace Steven Kennedy, who is taking on a new role of Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Both have been appointed to a five-year term. Kennedy has served as Treasury Secretary since September 2019. Wilkinson ...

Chalmers and Bragg spar over $3m super tax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... benefit was appropriately represented in the changes." However, Bragg claims the legislation does not cover the Prime Minister or other ministers. While Chalmers is adamant there will be no exemptions, Bragg has said that while the legislation would ...

Daniel Mulino takes over financial services portfolio

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... Mulino is the new minister for financial services and assistant treasurer. Mulino was named in the position by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese yesterday. He brings a great deal of relevant experience to the portfolio. With an extensive background in ...

Labor vs Liberal: Which government is better for Australian stocks?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
Labor has secured 93 of the 150 seats up for grabs in the House of Representatives, with a few still in doubt - more than Kevin Rudd or Bob Hawke claimed in their maiden election victories - but does this historic win over the Coalition spell bad news ...

Future Fund muscles past annual target return, lags in March quarter

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... squarely on maximising returns to cover public sector pension liabilities - "a classic rainy-day fund." But under prime minister Anthony Albanese and treasurer Jim Chalmers, "that model has now been decisively overhauled." With public debt soaring, a ...

Taxes and housing dominate election race

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
As May 3 steadily approaches, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have announced some big spending policies to woo voters. If elected, Labor has promised first home buyers a government loan guarantee to purchase a property ...