Jim Chalmers News
10.03 / 21:51
COST
Trade
Australia scraps 'nuisance' tariffs to remove red tape, lower living costs
SYDNEY (Reuters) — Australia said on Monday it would remove import tariffs on a wide range of goods including toothbrushes, toasters, hand tools and clothing in a bid to eliminate red tape for businesses and bring relief to families battling higher living costs.
22.11 / 14:37
UPS
Platform
Reddit
TikTok
social
reports
Australia rejects Elon Musk's claim that it plans to control access to the internet
An Australian Cabinet minister has rejected X Corp. owner Elon Musk’s allegation that the government intends to control all Australians' access to the internet through legislation that would ban young children from social media
27.11 / 12:13
Digital
Google
Mobile
Apple
economy
innovations
2020
Australia to amend law to regulate digital payments like Apple, Google Pay
Digital wallets from the likes of Apple, Google and WeChat developer Tencent have exploded in popularity but are not captured by Australian payments law.
26.11 / 16:39
economy
Bill
Experts
recommendations
Australia to introduce bill giving central bank experts more sway
SYDNEY (Reuters) — The Australian government will introduce legislation this week that would give the central bank's independent expert members more responsibility for setting interest rates with a new specialist monetary policy board.
05.11 / 02:51
FIVE
Reuters
country
recommendations
Australia treasurer wants to name new RBA deputy governor by Dec. 5
SYDNEY (Reuters) — Australia's Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Sunday he planned to name a new Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor in the next month, after Michele Bullock vacated the role to take the reins as RBA governor.
29.10 / 23:15
Target
Extreme
Action
band
show
strain
NOT
Why Michele Bullock will not call Jim Chalmers’ bluff
It’s extremely convenient for Treasurer Jim Chalmers that Australia’s central bank is in a vulnerable position at present because it means that Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock will be extremely reluctant to call him out.
26.09 / 02:37
COST
Extreme
Action
economy
country
Australian
Global warming will hit Australian crop yields and GDP, treasurer says
CANBERRA (Reuters) — Australian crop yields could be 4% below current levels by 2063, reducing the country's economic output by A$1.8 billion ($1.2 billion) a year, unless action is taken to mitigate the impact of climate change, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Tuesday.
22.09 / 16:59
22.09 / 02:09
FIVE
economy
Healthcare
show
country
Australia posts first budget surplus in 15 years as tax revenues soar
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia on Friday recorded a final budget surplus of A$22.1 billion ($14.2 billion) for the year to June 2023, five times earlier estimates, as strong jobs growth and bumper mining profits helped the country post the first surplus in 15 years.
14.09 / 00:01
MET
Digital
CEO
ANZ
Haynes
The UK answer to the banks’ regulation strangulation problem
Westpac CEO Peter King and Australian Banking Association CEO Anna Bligh met Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Wednesday evening to ask the federal government to implement a new policy the banks are calling the “regulatory grid”.
06.08 / 03:09
24.07 / 04:33
16.07 / 04:49
UPS
Lowe's
Unemployment
global economy
Unemployment Rate
Australia expects unemployment rate to rise as global economy slows
SYDNEY (Reuters) — Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Sunday that he expected the nation's jobless rate to lift from near a 48-year low on the back of higher interest rates and slowing global growth.
10.07 / 10:23
UPS
Waters
Ball
Manufacturing
ICE
Government ‘takes control of gas market’ as code starts up
The gas industry says the federal government is “taking control” of the market with its new mandatory code governing all sales of the fuel on the east coast and must now act to ensure new supply is opened up to head off looming shortfalls.
20.04 / 08:51
Australia Plots Biggest Shake-Up of Central Bank in Decades
SYDNEY—Australia said it would make broad changes to how its central bank operates, in a move that will weaken the governor’s influence over key decisions including interest rates.
17.11 / 09:59
Government
Blockchain
regulation
legislation
Aussie treasurer promises crypto regulation next year amid FTX debacle
The Australian government has doubled down on its commitment towards a robust regulatory framework for crypto following the catastrophic collapse of FTX last week.
23.09 / 03:09
business
Government
Blockchain
Rushing ‘token mapping’ could hurt Aussie crypto space — Fintech founder
Australian crypto entrepreneur and investor Fred Schebesta has described the Australian government's prioritization of token mapping as “wonderful,” but warns that rushing it could lead to detrimental effects on the economy.
23.08 / 07:17
Ethereum
cryptocurrency
Bitcoin
Cryptocurrency Prices Today August 23: Bitcoin, Ethereum trade in red; Polkadot biggest loser
Major cryptocurrencies traded in the red early on August 23. The global crypto market cap was $1.03 trillion, which is a 0.01 percent increase over the last day.
22.08 / 14:31
cryptocurrency
Australia Embarks On Crypto Stocktake Ahead Of Regulation
Australia would be the first country in the world to conduct such an exercise.
22.08 / 13:17
UPS
Provident
Digital
Australia Announces 'Token Swap' Campaign to Accelerate Crypto Regulation
Australian federal government willimplement a «token mapping» exercise to inform future regulation of the country's crypto assets, laying the groundwork for «determining how crypto assets and related services should be regulated,» according to Bloomberg.
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