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Jim Chalmers 2022
The Hon Dr Jim Chalmers MP
Treasurer
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G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meetings
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This week I will join international counterparts for the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meetings in Durban, South Africa.
There could not be a more important time for G20 nations to work together and for Australia to be part of that collective effort.
Interview with Tom McIlroy, Australian Politics podcast, The Guardian
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Tom McIlroy:
Hi, I’m Tom McIlroy, coming to you from the lands of the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples in Canberra. We have a special early episode in your podcast feed this week.
Interview with Sarah Ferguson, 7.30, ABC
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Sarah Ferguson:
The Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, joined me earlier. Treasurer, welcome to 7.30.
Jim Chalmers:
Thank you, Sarah.
Ferguson:
Interview with Kieran Gilbert, Sunday Agenda, Sky News
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Kieran Gilbert:
Let’s go live to Devonport, Tasmania. Joining me is the Treasurer, Jim Chalmers. Thanks for your time. The government’s spoken so much about stabilising relations with China. Is this visit about moving beyond that now?
Jim Chalmers:
Good morning, Kieran.
New Meadowbrook Health Centre providing more care, closer to home
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The Meadowbrook Health Centre promised during the 2019 federal election and fully funded by the Albanese Labor Government is now open to patients.
It will provide better healthcare, quicker and closer to home for thousands of people.
The Albanese Government has officially handed over the $33.4 million centre to be operated by Queensland Health.
RBA Statement on the Conduct of Monetary Policy and Statement of Expectations
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Today I am releasing an updated Statement on the Conduct of Monetary Policy (SCMP) and the first Statement of Expectations for the RBA’s Governance Board.
The RBA Monetary Policy Board formally agreed the new SCMP at its meeting on 7–8 July.
These new Statements are next steps to strengthen the independence and transparency of the RBA.
Press conference, Parliament House, Canberra
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Journalist:
Is this latest announcement just another thought bubble from Donald Trump?
Jim Chalmers:
Well, we’ll take the time to work through the implications for our exporters of the developments in Washington DC overnight. We’ll take the time to work through the costs and consequences of what’s being proposed here.
Interview with Patricia Karvelas, Afternoon Briefing, ABC
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Patricia Karvelas:
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has maintained the nation will not be bullied into weakening its Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme in order to escape the tariff that Donald Trump has raised, and he’s my guest this afternoon.
Treasurer, welcome.
Jim Chalmers:
Thanks very much, Patricia.