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Highlights Australia anticipates a significant mid-term budget downgrade.  Declining returns from mining exports impact fiscal projections.   Cost-of-living support remains unaffected despite economic pressures.   Australia’s fe...

In the biggest reform to the RBA in more than three decades, Jim Chalmers has revealed the new names tasked with determining the cash rate.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has appointed a corporate-heavy advisory board to the Reserve Bank of Australia following a six month review in to how the bank sets monetary policy.

Australia is reportedly on target to release a significant mid-term budget downgrade due to a sharp decline in mining sector earnings. According to media reports, federal treasurer Jim Chalmers will announce this week that the government’s...

The ASX 200 is expected to open 0.57% lower in Week 51 as the Santa rally that seemed nigh-unstoppable early in December continues to lose steam in the face of rate cut worries and a reversal on China’s stimulus plot. China’s “bazooka” s...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned that a weakened Chinese economy will have devastating repercussions for Australia’s bottom line.

Jim Chalmers declined to directly answer whether a total of forecasted $122.1bn in deficits will increase in the mid-year budget update set to be released on Wednesday.

Australian treasurer Jim Chalmers says the budget will likely be blown out by billions in part due to funding this project.

The inaugural 2024 Mining.com.au Masters of Mining Awards are the newest national awards program to recognise and celebrate people and companies that contribute to the mining and minerals processing industry within Australia and beyond....

With several minerals and resources being vital in the global energy transition, mining companies across the globe are committing to a net-zero emissions target by 2030.  In the industry, companies are beginning to consider whether there...

Highlights    McKinsey raises alarms on Australia’s stagnant labour productivity.   Non-market inefficiencies and low business investment cited as key factors.    Urgent reforms needed to address regulatory and economic hurdles.  ...

The Federal Treasurer has conceded there is a “possibility” Labor will be booted at the next election while tempering expectations of “big spending” in the mid-year budget update.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has shifted the blame while defending his spending, the country’s ‘weak’ economy and household pressures, saying the opposition would have Australia in a recession.

The Santa Rally is well and truly underway in global stock markets despite geopolitics rocking the boat, with the ASX 200 also expected to stay (mostly) green in early December – futures are tipping the local bourse to open 0.14% higher tod...

Australia’s economy grew just 0.8 per cent in the year to September — stuck in low gear as Jim Chalmers and Michele Bullock fought over which pedal to push.

Stockhead’s Sarah Hughan sits down with QMines (ASX:QML) executive chairman Andrew Sparke to get the short end of the long story on the company’s latest news. More results from maiden drilling at the company’s Develin Creek project have com...

Chinese interests appear determined to exert influence over Northern Minerals and its strategically important rare earths project in Western Australia, despite two major interventions by Jim Chalmers. A mystery Chinese businessman came clos...

QMines (ASX:QML) has received drilling results that highlights the potential to grow the mine life at the Mt Chalmers Project in Queensland.  A maiden drilling program within the Develin Creek Project was conducted and results have confi...

There’s been a HUGE federal budget deficit blowout! How did this happen? Has the Treasurer’s bad budgeting hurt inflation and rate cut hopes?

JACKSON HEWETT: After driving through 11 Treasury-related bills during a week of Parliamentary mayhem, Jim Chalmers took a moment to congratulate himself. But he may have been a bit quick to do so.

Highlights  Future Made in Australia Bill secures a $22.7 billion net-zero transition initiative.   Focus on renewable energy, domestic manufacturing, and skilled workforce development.   Green energy projects to boost Australia's glo...

Good morning, and welcome to Week 48. The ASX 200 is expected to open down 0.45% as global trading slows through the U.S. break – a trend retail shoppers will shrug off this weekend as Black Friday sales begin in earnest. With Wall Stree...

QMines drilling hits more high-grade copper at the Develin Creek project Results include 26m intersection grading 1.38% copper and 1.99% zinc Ongoing drilling to be completed this year with a resource update expected to follow shortly   S...

Highlights Donald Trump’s tariff remarks stir concerns across global markets.   Australia’s Treasurer underscores resilience and readiness for evolving trade policies.   Strategic focus remains on leveraging global economic shifts for...

The Australian Government is today (25 November) expected to introduce legislation that will provide tax incentives for the production of critical minerals, as lawmakers seek to boost investment in the sector. The proposed law will set u...

Highlights    Government redefines Future Fund's investment strategy.   Focus areas include housing and green energy initiatives.   Fund stability ensured with no withdrawals before 2032-33.   The Australian Government has introdu...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has hit back at accusations that a planned overhaul of the $230 billion Future Fund will compromise the body’s independence or force it to underwrite pet government projects.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has defended changes to Australia’s $230 billion Future Fund, saying it’s his job to ‘improve it’.

To bankroll big government projects, Treasurer Chalmers wants to use Future Fund money meant to pay public servants’ super.

Jim Chalmers has defended the sweeping changes to help “modernise” Australia’s $230bn sovereign wealth fund to prioritise issues like housing and renewable energy.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned forecasted revenue “will be much smaller” due to China’s crashing property sector and its impact on iron ore prices.

China’s economic slowdown and a softening labour market has left Treasurer Jim Chalmers with a ‘sliver’ of the revenue windfalls that have propped up his Budget bottom line for the past two years.

Labor will move to reform how retirees will be able to access their super, as the number of Aussies over 85 are set to triple in the next four decades.

Charger Metals (ASX:CHR) has completed the purchase of the final 30% interest in the Bynoe Lithium Project in the Northern Territory from Livium (ASX:LIT). On 7 November 2024, Charger Metals exercised its pre-emptive right to acquire the...

Charger Metals NL (ASX:CHR) has affirmed its complete acquisition of the Bynoe Lithium Project in the Northern Territory, making good on an announcement two weeks ago that it had exercised its pre-emptive right to take the remaining 30% of...

Businesses selling essential items like food and fuel would be forced to keep accepting cash under a Federal Government plan to protect a financial ‘lifeline’ for many shoppers.

Speculation is growing over which projects would help plug a supply gap in one of Australia’s largest mining complexes Closure of Glencore’s underground copper mines presents opportunity for others to step up  Queensland copper attracting...

The new $900m fund will pitch state against state in an effort to boost Australia’s sagging productivity levels.

Jim Chalmers will put $900 million in incentives on the table for the States to make actual economic improvements including streamlining commercial zones and slashing red tape around pre-fabricated houses.

Jim Chalmers will put $900 million in incentives on the table for the States to make actual economic improvements including streamlining commercial zones and slashing red tape around pre-fabricated houses.

Australia's Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the government is in the last stages of talks with ANZ to secure its presence in the Pacific region.

Jim Chalmers will issue a grave warning about Australia’s economic vulnerability as the world braces for trade tensions in the wake of the US election.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has cautioned that Australia will feel the impact of trade tensions arising from Donald Trump’s election as US president, warning of potential economic challenges. In a speech set to be delivered at the Australian Ins...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers believes Australia is well placed to deal with global financial shocks despite the looming threat of US tariffs.

The ASX200 closed up 0.33% at 8226 points. Trump’s election is widely expected to be good for the American energy and defence sectors but troubling for elements of the healthcare sector. It’s likely Trump will revoke or water down Bid...

Charger Metals (ASX:CHR) is acquiring the Bynoe Lithium Project after exercising its pre-emptive right to acquire the remaining 30% interest from Livium (ASX:LIT).  Charger Metals will pay $500,000 cash to Livium for whole ownership of t...

The Reserve Bank was forced to adjust its expectations due to ‘higher than expected’ Government spending, casting shadows around Jim Chalmers’ claim Labor was making progress in the fight against inflation.

Highlights Inflation falls to RBA’s target range, driven by energy price drops. Core inflation remains above target due to underlying pressures. Interest rate cuts remain uncertain despite inflation milestones. Australia's inflati...

Australia’s inflation has returned to the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) target range of 2-3% for the first time since March 2021, driven by a substantial drop in energy and fuel prices. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) announce...

Jim Chalmers says Australia is on track for a soft landing after inflation dropped to its lowest level since 2021 — but the numbers are unlikely to sway the RBA to cut interest rates.