Jim Chalmers 2022

The Government has issued $7 billion of its inaugural green bond, in a major milestone for Australia’s sustainable finance market.

The global energy transformation represents a golden opportunity for Australia and this bond is pulling more global and domestic green capital into financing that opportunity.

The Fair Work Commission’s Annual Wage Review decision is a win for workers, a win for women and it will help with the cost of living.

We want to see strong and sustainable wages growth because we see this as part of the solution to the cost‑of‑living challenge, not part of the problem.

The Council on Federal Financial Relations continues to discuss the implications of the recent High Court decision in Vanderstock & Anor v State of Victoria.

The Commonwealth, state and territory treasurers agree that a substantial decrease in state and territory revenue bases is not in the interests of the Australian federation.

IAN HANSEN:

Covalent is a joint venture between Wesfarmers and SQM, a company based in Chile involved in the lithium market. And we’ve been developing the Mount Holland mine and concentrator to produce spodumene concentrate which ultimately will feed this refinery, which is reaching completion of construction and will be commissioned in the first half of next year.

BRIAN MITCHELL:

The Albanese Government is delivering more funding to the Launceston Medicare Urgent Care Clinic to provide bulk billed healthcare service to more Tasmanians, off the back of a big focus on the cost of living in the Budget.

There have been around 12,000 visits to the Launceston Medicare Urgent Care Clinic since it opened last year, making it one of the busiest in the country.

GED KEARNEY:

ANDREW CHARLTON:

SHAYNE NEUMANN:

DAVID SPEERS:

Treasurer, welcome to the program.

JIM CHALMERS:

Thanks very much, David.

SPEERS:

So does lowering the migration intake make housing more affordable?

CHALMERS: