Shadow Finance Minister Jane Hume has slammed Treasurer Jim Chalmers for his “brand new” tax on superannuation.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ plans to double the tax rate on superannuation face failure as the crossbench and opposition snub the policy.

Industry and union groups will clash in Canberra on Thursday over the government’s attempt to kickstart green hydrogen and minerals processing industries, in a showdown threatening Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ renewable superpower legacy.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has claimed the Coalition’s plan for Australia to adopt nuclear energy will “push prices up” and “make it harder for people”.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has labelled the latest antisemitic attack in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs “unacceptable”. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he hopes the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas will lower the temperature and Australia will see a reduction in antisemitic incidents.

Jim Chalmers’s plans to increase the tax rate on superannuation accounts worth more than $3m are set to be blocked by parliament, with the Treasurer failing to win the necessary crossbench support amid warnings that farmers and small business will be forced to sell their assets.

After three decades of uninterrupted economic expansion, Australia’s economic performance is no longer the global benchmark it once was. Once celebrated for its resilience, particularly during the 2008 global financial crisis,

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has acknowledged this year's federal election will be an "incredibly tight" contest amid a new poll showing Labor still trailing the Coalition.

Australia is deeply concerned by Meta's decision to scrap ... media giants -- was worried about a surge of false information spreading online, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said. "Misinformation and disinformation is very dangerous, and we've seen it really ...

Fault lines are widening between economic performance of nations and a global body warns Australia risks being left behind if it fails to improve productivity.

Opposition leader Peter Dutton describes the upcoming federal election as a ‘sliding door moment for our nation’. He is right. It isn’t being partisan to point out that economically and

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