Jim Chalmers 2022
The Hon Dr Jim Chalmers MP
Treasurer
Interview with Michael Rowland, News Breakfast, ABC
MICHAEL ROWLAND:
Treasurer, good morning to you.
JIM CHALMERS:
Good morning, Michael.
ROWLAND:
Interview with Peter Stefanovic, First Edition, Sky News
PETER STEFANOVIC:
Treasurer, good to see you. Thanks for your time. Fuel excise – the cuts to it will end this week. How much is that going to sting motorists and businesses?
JIM CHALMERS:
Interview with Karl Stefanovic, Today, Channel 9
KARL STEFANOVIC:
Jim Chalmers joins us now. Treasurer, good morning to you. What do you say in response to that? $1.80 a day, lifting only by 4 per cent - it's not enough for those people and what do you tell them?
JIM CHALMERS:
Opinion piece: Bread-and-butter budget we just have to have
Between now and handing down the budget in less than five weeks, I’ll have the opportunity to confer with my international counterparts in Washington on the deteriorating conditions we all face.
Proposed community bank mergers
Today I am announcing my approval of two proposed mergers of customer‑owned community banks under the Financial Sector (Shareholdings) Act 1998, the Financial Sector (Transfer and Restructure) Act 1999, and the Banking Act 1959.
Press conference, Brisbane
JASON CLARE:
Well it's great to be here in Brissie with Jim and can I thank Sandra and the team at C&K for welcoming us here to the centre.
October Budget to fund childcare price inquiry
The Albanese Labor Government will launch a 12-month inquiry into the rising cost of childcare in Australia starting in early 2023.
The Government’s October Budget will invest $10.8 million to begin an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission inquiry in January.