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Albanese says cost of living concerns will be ‘front and centre’ of cabinet meeting

Inflation, energy prices and wages growth on Labor’s agenda as pressure builds to provide relief to low income earners before October budget

The Guardian - AU

Chalmers aims for October 25 first budget

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has told a conference he is aiming to hand down his first budget on October 25.

Crikey

Kiwis eye Aussie citizenship under Labor

Kiwis hoping for an improved pathway to Australian citizenship are pinning their hopes on the 'MP for New Zealanders', Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

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Embattled buy now, pay later sector to be regulated under credit laws

Financial services minister Stephen Jones says government will also move to regulate cryptocurrency exchanges like other financial markets

The Guardian - AU

Challenges loom large for new Albanese government

Members of the Albanese government say they do not need to exaggerate when discussing the challenges stretching out before them.

The New Daily

Treasurer warns of ‘severity and magnitude of inflation challenge’ after RBA hikes official interest rate

Jim Chalmers responds to Reserve Bank decision to lift cash rate 50 basis points as Anthony Albanese declines to comment during Indonesia trip

The Guardian - AU

A 'difficult' day for homeowners as Treasurer Jim Chalmers predicts more pain before inflation is brought under control

Jim Chalmers says a rise in interest rates is "difficult news" for home owners and warns life in Australia is set to become even more expensive.

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Reserve Bank hikes official interest rate by 50 basis points to 0.85% to curb inflation

Decision exceeded predictions from economists while Westpac was the first of the big banks to pass on the rise in full to customers

The Guardian - AU

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will deliver an Ardern-style ‘wellbeing budget’. Here’s what that means

It’s not a new concept, and some have criticised it as marketing over substance. Will it work in Australia?

Crikey

Skilful economic measures are needed to fight the inflation stalking Australia’s households

Tight labour markets, geopolitical uncertainty and the climate crisis all present gnarly challenges. Three experts explain the solutions

The Guardian - AU

Can anything be done about the ‘perfect storm’ in Australia’s energy markets?

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, squeezed gas retailers and a cold snap are combining to put pressure on the grid

The Guardian - AU

Grattan on Friday: Albanese government mugged by gas crisis as it faces challenge of managing expectations

Tony Burke reads a poem aloud every day and has a piano lesson once a week.

The Conversation

Australians 'panicking' as power prices skyrocket, consumer advocates say

Robert Meggs switched to a smaller electricity provider to get a better deal. Then his rates more than doubled. It's an increasingly common story.

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Your Electricity Bill Is Going To Get A Lot More Expensive This Cold Szn Here’s Why

As if paying $2 for a litre of petrol wasn’t enough, everyone’s power bills are set to leap up next month as electricity prices become the latest addition to our high cost of living. Time to live under my doona so I don’t have to turn my heater on.The Australian…

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Here's a scheme Labor should ditch in its bid to boost productivity. It's the 'patent box'

Australia’s new treasurer Jim Chalmers says his biggest priorities include boosting productivity and business investment.

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Treasurer flags more cost of living relief

Treasurer Jim Chalmers remains coy on whether the Labor government will pull a gas trigger to shore up domestic supply, as energy prices spike.

AAP

Minister fuels up for gas price action

Energy Minister Chris Bowen is consulting with his state and territory counterparts about what levers can be pulled to ease burgeoning gas prices.

The Guardian - AU

Environment minister seeks ‘urgent briefing’ over scrapped recovery plans – as it happened

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Federal government's 'gas trigger' to keep supplies onshore may not be pulled just to put a lid on high prices

As gas prices rocket upwards, the federal government is fielding questions on whether it would use its "gas trigger" powers to force gas exporters to keep supplies onshore. But high prices alone may not be enough to pull the trigger.

The Guardian - AU

‘World of pain’: warnings of gas shortages amid soaring power prices add to Australia’s energy woes

Market operator warns of possible shortfall of gas supplies on Thursday in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania amid cold snap

The New Daily

Labor’s full cabinet has finally been sworn in. Here’s a who’s who of new ministers

Although Labor hasn't been in government since 2013, almost half of the new cabinet have past experience as government ministers.

ABC News

The Loop: Treasurer warns of 'dire' budget situation, Labor's new ministry sworn in, and a community's farewell of the 'waving man'

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Newcastle Herald

'Rocketed away': no easy answers on power price spikes, treasurer warns

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the spike in gas prices has multiple causes and no easy solutions.

ABC News

Perth petrol prices: Modelling shows what WA households will save from the fuel excise tax cut

Your suburb-by-suburb guide to how much the average Perth household will save from the halving of the fuel excise tax – and it's not as much as what was touted by the Morrison government.

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Who's in the new Labor government cabinet? Who got what role on the frontbench?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has unveiled his new cabinet, with election losses and cabinet shake-ups seeing some new faces enter the fold. Here's who got what position.

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