Jim Chalmers 2022

Underlying inflation moderated in November with the Trimmed Mean Measure falling to 3.2 per cent, down from 3.5 per cent.

Headline inflation has now been in the bottom half of the Reserve Bank’s target band for three months in a row, for the first time since 2021.

David Lipson:

Jim Chalmers, thanks for joining AM. How optimistic are you that today’s inflation figure will have a 2 in front of it?

Jim Chalmers:

JAMES FINDLAY:

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has already informally kicked off his party’s campaign, starting a tour of key battlegrounds in Queensland, will be heading to the Northern Territory and WA soon, we hear. And with the RBA preparing to release new inflation figures very soon, it’s clear that the cost of living will be a defining issue.

Queenslanders deserve a long term plan for essential infrastructure, and the Albanese Government is delivering that certainty as we build Australia’s future.

The Albanese Government will provide an additional $7.2 billion to upgrade and fix the Bruce Highway in Queensland, to bring it up to a minimum three‑star safety rating.

On an especially muggy early morning this month, my 7‑year‑old daughter and I were walking the big hills near our Logan home in Queensland.

She was puffing and chatting away, and in her characteristically inquisitive way she asked me what my favourite year was. I said I couldn’t decide; we spoke about some of the good ones.

The Albanese Government is continuing to take action so that multinationals pay their fair share of tax in Australia.

Today the Albanese Government has taken steps to establish an initial set of affordability standards for Build to Rent developments to help increase housing options for those that need it the most.

These standards will open the door to more affordable rental housing for more Australians.

The Albanese Government is today releasing a discussion paper on the use of legal professional privilege claims in Commonwealth investigations as part of the Government’s comprehensive response to the PwC tax leaks scandal.

Today I have released the Centre for Population’s 2024 Population Statement providing updated and comprehensive data on Australia’s population.

The Government is already managing the major population trends covered in the Statement.

The Albanese Government is taking action so Australians can continue to pay with cash for essential items if they want to or need to.

The Government will mandate that businesses must accept cash when selling essential items, with appropriate exemptions for small businesses.