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Jim Chalmers 2022
The Hon Dr Jim Chalmers MP
Treasurer
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Appointment to Financial Reporting Council
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The Albanese Government has today appointed Ms Emma Herd as a part‑time member of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) for a three‑year period, bringing valuable climate and sustainability expertise to the regulator.
A welcome pick-up in wages, but more work to be done
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The Albanese Government welcomes new figures today showing wages growing at their fastest pace in more than 9 years.
The Wage Price Index rose 3.1 per cent in the year to September, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Getting wages growing again is a deliberate design feature of the Albanese Government’s economic policy.
IMF endorses Australia's responsible Budget and economic strategy
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Today the IMF has backed the Albanese Government’s responsible approach to the Budget and economic management in an assessment following its annual consultations.
The IMF confirms that the Budget was responsible, right for the times, and readies Australia for the future.
This is a ringing endorsement of the Albanese Government's approach to responsible economic management.
Interview with Patricia Karvelas, RN Breakfast, ABC
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PATRICIA KARVELAS:
The Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, has just returned from the G20 Summit in Bali and joins me now. Treasurer, welcome back to Breakfast.
JIM CHALMERS:
Thanks for having me back, Patricia.
KARVELAS:
Interview with Martin Soong, CNBC Indonesia
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MARTIN SOONG:
Jim Chalmers joins us now live. Let's get right to it. Treasurer, great to see you. Good morning and appreciate your time. Necessarily, we need to start with Australia's expectations for the Xi‑Biden meeting.
JIM CHALMERS:
Interview with Stephen Engle and Haidi Stroud-Watts, Bloomberg Television
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STEPHEN ENGLE:
Jim Chalmers, he's the Australian Treasurer and he joins me right now. So you're here ahead of the Prime Minister, who’ll be arriving later today for the Leaders’ Summit. What's been top of your discussions right now? What is the top issue? I can guess probably what it is but what have you been pushing?
JIM CHALMERS:
$50 million to boost global pandemic preparedness and response
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Australia is contributing $50 million to the Pandemic Fund—a new global Financial Intermediary Fund to improve future pandemic prevention, preparedness and response.
The Pandemic Fund is the culmination of global efforts to ensure the world learns lessons from COVID-19.
G20 Joint Finance and Health Ministers’ Meeting in Indonesia
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Today I will travel to Indonesia to attend the G20 Joint Finance and Health Ministers Meeting and to accompany the Prime Minister to the B20 Summit from 12 to 14 November 2022.
The meetings come at a critical time for the global economy and our region, and provide an important opportunity to discuss global conditions and forge deeper international collaboration.