Articles On Chalmers (ASX:CHR)

A ‘large part’ of Labor’s $10 billion pledge to build new homes was squirrelled away in the Budget — but Treasurer Jim Chalmers refuses to reveal how much of the cash splash was included.

QMines executes binding term sheet with Resource & Energy Group for the Mount Mackenzie project The project lies 140km northwest of the company’s flagship Mount Chalmers copper asset Mackenzie comes with a 129,000oz gold and 862,000o...

Highlights Reserve Bank governor affirms Australia’s economic resilience despite tariff-related market turbulence Treasurer emphasizes strength of domestic systems and continued coordination with trade partners Election timi...

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers says Australia is still well-placed to navigate the economic uncertainty generated by Donald Trump's wide-ranging tariffs.

Australia is well placed to deal with global volatility emanating from the new US tariff regime, according to Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is debating his Coalition opponent Angus Taylor as the management of the Australian economy takes centre stage in the election campaign.

Anthony Albanese has revealed who will lead talks with the White House on trade tariffs, as Donald Trump sets his sights on pharmaceuticals.

Welcome to this week’s HotCopper Wire, our market watch podcast! Each week, HotCopper’s senior markets reporter Jonathon Davidson and I take you through all the week’s biggest news headlines — and what they mean for Aussie investors....

Highlights Treasurer meets with RBA Governor and major banks amid global economic tension US tariffs trigger sharp declines across the ASX 200 and other sectors Discussions underway to address inflation and maintain domestic...

Highlights: The Treasurer remains confident about multiple rate cuts this year despite global market turmoil. Australian dollar weakens following escalating trade tensions between the US and China. The Reserve Bank maintains...

Australian tech companies don’t need subsidies, they just need governments to “just get out of the way”, argues billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes after the local industry came away empty-handed from Jim Chalmers’ federal budget. Australian sp...

Highlights: Local equities index recorded one of its steepest daily losses in over a year Trade frictions between the United States and China weighed heavily on sentiment Major companies across key sectors saw significant re...

One of Australia’s top mining journalists, Kristie Batten writes for Stockhead every week in her regular column placing a watchful eye on the movers and shakers of the small cap resources scene.   Queensland copper junior QMines (ASX:QML) h...

The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) supports the Opposition’s decision to continue the Junior Minerals Exploration Incentive (JMEI).  Opposition leader Peter Dutton is committing $100 million to the JMEI over a fou...

ASX drops heavily as Trump’s tariffs spark chaos Energy stocks hit hard Breville and Ansell scramble to neutralise tariffs   The ASX copped another big drop on Friday, tumbling 2.44% as global markets went into freefall. For the week, the...

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers did not mention artificial intelligence once in the recent federal budget papers, and that’s prompted a tech entrepreneur to say there was more funding for pandas than founders in the government’s plan to re...

The unnamed group was one of five entities ordered by Treasurer Jim Chalmers in June 2024 to sell 613.6 million Northern Minerals shares, or 10.4 per cent of the company, on national interest grounds.

What’s in the election for investors? Quite a lot actually. Since both sides of parliament have matched each other in key spending programs – such as medical welfare payments – it’s in housing and superannuation where the major parties of...

After living in a rising interest rate environment for the past few years, investors face a new climate: falling interest rates.  This creates new risks and opportunities that investors should be aware of, either when monitoring their ex...

The last federal budget before a general election was always going to be a list of giveaways. A roll call of handouts with spending cuts thin on the ground, and that’s exactly what we got from Jim Chalmers this year. Some of the most...

Jim Chalmers has slammed the Coalition’s fuel excise pledge and claims the opposition has no plans to help people in an “enduring way”.

With Dutton set to deliver his Budget reply tonight, expect some ‘magic’ following the hocus pocus Budget conjured up by Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Tuesday.

‘Poor policy compounded by poor policy. Costs mounted upon costs. A gift to our global competitors,’ she is scheduled to say at the WA Mining Club today.

The Treasurer’s comments follow plunging rates of revenue driven by the tobacco excise as smokers turn to the black market for cheaper cigarettes.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has given his thoughts on The West Australian’s front page coverage of the Federal Budget, which depicted him as the baby from Nirvana’s famous Nevermind album.

Budget 2025 has been handed down by Treasurer Jim Chalmers on the eve of the federal election, and he’s startled some Aussies with inclusions they didn’t see coming. Now first, the good news is tax cuts for all, the economy is rebounding...

The furry creatures arrived in Australia in December and will enjoy a $15k lifestyle funded by the Commonwealth at their Adelaide Zoo home.

Mining sector advocates are labelling Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ Federal Budget as a missed opportunity for the sector, with key recommendations and certain issues raised missed by the government. The Association of Mining and Exploration C...

A late move by Labor to beef-up its shared homeownership scheme confirms the two investment sectors set to become battle lines in the May election – housing and superannuation. With little wriggle room in Tuesday’s federal budget, the ALP...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has hit back at critics of the tax cut included in the federal budget, which has been slammed as an ‘election bribe’.

ASX 200 futures point to a positive 0.6% gain for Australian shares when trade opens today, even after Jim Chalmers’ tax-cut loaded budget – dubbed a “lay-by” release by some – simply failed to excite pundits and punters alike. Listen to...

Highlights S&P/ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) breaches 8,000 mark, buoyed by cooling inflation. Robust gains in energy and mining sectors as commodity prices rally. Tuas (ASX:TUA) faces a sharp decline despite reporting a profitable half-year....

Jim Chalmers’s pre-election budget has failed to deliver big economic reform at a time when the country’s prosperity is under threat, business lobbyists have warned.

Jim Chalmers said the world was in a ‘dangerous place right now,’ while backing Australia’s $50.3bn boost to defence spending.

Jim Chalmers has revealed plans to put pennies back in every Australian’s pocket, in a budget night speech marked as much by what was not said than was.

Jim Chalmers claims the federal budget is in a better position than when Labor came to power three years ago, but there are economic storm clouds ahead.

Highlights: ASX200 futures indicate upward momentum with an expected rise at market opening Treasurer Jim Chalmers to deliver a detailed budget address, highlighting improved fiscal conditions Global economic updates and com...

Australian shares are climbing as much as 0.5% higher in ASX 200 futures this morning, with traders to be greeted by a 40-point hike when the bourse bell rings on Tuesday – though all eyes will be on later this evening for the budget. Li...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will hand down his fourth budget as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gets set to pull the trigger on the federal election.

Labor is set to spruik its progress of lowering gross debt ahead of the federal budget, despite Australia’s bottom line set for a string of deficits over the next decade.

In a difficult year for the broader market, S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) gold stocks have been shining bright. And the gold miners' outperformance looks to have some legs, with April potentially shaping up as another big month. Current...

With the Australian Government set to hand down its budget tomorrow (25 March), investors are starting the week largely on the sidelines. The S&P/ASX 200 dipped 21.9 points, or 0.28%, to 7,909.3 points by 10.30am AEDT today (24 March...

The federal budget is set for next Tuesday March 25. It’s the budget ‘the government didn’t want’. But investors certainly want it. That is, they want to see whether an administration rapidly running out of scope for fresh initiatives mig...

This article is part of the daily news updates from FNArena.com. Stay informed with the latest financial, business, and economic insights. Written by Admin Tuesday night’s Budget tremours overshadow a positive lead from Wall Street on Frida...

Australian shares are headed for a 0.3% decline when Week 13 trade begins today. Listen to the HotCopper podcast for in-depth discussions and insights on all the biggest headlines from throughout the week. On Spotify, Apple, and more....

The Australian Government will establish a high-quality national electrical license it says will cut red tape and save tradies time and money. With a federal election looming, Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the government will work with sta...

The government has found money in its budget to lock in an energy bill subsidy until the end of the year, but the Treasurer insists it’s not an ‘election bribe’.

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ fourth budget will include $90 million to improve one of WA’s most congested intersections.

US tech giants Meta, Google, Amazon and X are targeting Australia’s online laws, but Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he will stand up for Aussie parents.

Australia is missing its chance to become a tech leader with the current investment landscape not designed to back businesses aiming to deliver the so-called smart economy, while start-ups are losing out on government cash to bigger compan...