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Jim Chalmers 2022
The Hon Dr Jim Chalmers MP
Treasurer
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Treasurer
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ACCC decision on ANZ acquisition of Suncorp Bank
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The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission has decided not to grant authorisation to ANZ Group Holdings Ltd to acquire Suncorp Bank.
The proposed acquisition has been found to not meet the criteria of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010.
Interview with Tom Connell, Sky News
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TOM CONNELL:
Joining me now is the Treasurer Jim Chalmers in the studio. Thanks for your time.
JIM CHALMERS:
Thanks, Tom.
CONNELL:
How hopeful should mortgage holders be that this is the peak?
CHALMERS:
Doorstop interview, Press Gallery, Canberra
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JOURNALIST:
Are you willing to negotiate with the Greens on the housing bill? They've said they're willing to accept something between 500 million and two and a half billion. Why not offer more than the 2 billion the government already has on the table?
JIM CHALMERS:
Interview with Natalie Barr, Sunrise, Channel 7
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NATALIE BARR:
Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, good morning to you Treasurer.
JIM CHALMERS:
Good morning, Nat.
BARR:
What do you say to families like the Mackleys, who can no longer afford to pay their mortgages?
CHALMERS:
Payments System Board appointments
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The Albanese Government has appointed Dr Michelle Deaker and Professor Ross Buckley, and reappointed Ms Gina Cass‑Gottlieb as part‑time members to the Payments System Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia for five‑year terms.
Opinion piece: Full employment debate welcome and overdue
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The recent debate about full employment and how we define it has come at an important and welcome time.
More Australians are in work than ever before and the participation rate is near an all‑time high.
Nearly 500,000 jobs have been created in just over a year, the fastest pace of growth under a new Australian government on record.