Treasurer Jim Chalmers says Australians are “burning cash” waiting for approvals as he takes aim at Australia’s sluggish productivity rate ahead of a three-day talkfest in Canberra.

The treasurer said Australia is well-positioned to tackle productivity challenges at next week’s economic summit; Shadow ...

Jim Chalmers says it’s “not surprising” Australia’s birth rate has slowed given the “financial pressures” on families, ...

One observer describes next week’s economic roundtable this way: the treasurer “has opened a can of worms – and everybody has ...

One of the nation’s most powerful pension funds wants Treasurer Jim Chalmers to reheat the asset recycling scheme pioneered ...

Critics are circling the government’s economic roundtable, but Jim Chalmers says good ideas are already surfacing, with more ...

Australian mortgage holders were promised financial relief when the Reserve Bank of Australia cut rates on Tuesday, but the ...

Jim Chalmers has welcomed the Reserve Bank’s third rate cut in six months, after the cash rate was cut by 25 basis points to ...

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has extended her attack on Anthony Albanese’s decision to grant Palestinian recognition at the ...

A former Treasury official has called Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ upcoming productivity roundtable a “stitch up” which seeks only ...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will hold talks with state and territory counterparts today ahead of his sit down with leaders from business, finance and unions. Added an hour ago ...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been warned to keep his hands off negative gearing and instead tackle housing supply, with ...