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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 3h

BREAKING: Card surcharges are now banned. From today, card surcharges are banned, saving Australians $1.6bn. So whether you're at the supermarket or paying bills, the price you see is the price you pay.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

New numbers we just released show that gross debt came in $10.6 billion lower at the end of the last Financial Year. Responsible economic management is a defining feature of this Albanese Labor Government.⁩⁩

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

BREAKING: 60,000 Queenslanders have bought their first home thanks to our 5% deposit scheme.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

An expansive chat with Michelle Grattan on her podcast about the opportunities and challenges we’ll face over the next 40 years and what we’re doing to make sure Australians are beneficiaries and not victims of all the change.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The pressures in the Intergenerational Report are why we are making the housing market fairer, cutting taxes, strengthening super, addressing the risks in AI, and taking our intergenerational obligations so seriously.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This Intergenerational Report makes us realistic about the risks but optimistic about the future.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The Intergenerational Report we delivered will help us get our head around the influences and defining factors of our economy and society over the next 40 years. @news.abc.net.au

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This Intergenerational Report shows we face very serious risks and pressures, but that we are better placed and better prepared for them.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Here are 10 things you need to know about the Intergenerational Report we just released. You can read more about it here: treasury.gov.au/publication/...

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

One of the most important conclusions in the Intergenerational Report is that Australians will be living longer, healthier lives over the next 40 years - and that is worth every single dollar of extra pressure it puts on budgets. Looking forward to telling you more about the IGR at ANU tomorrow.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

GET THE FACTS: Since the Albanese Government came to office, housing approvals growth has increased by over 33 percentage points, up from -22% under our predecessors.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

BREAKING: Our legislation to lock in the 15% pay rise for early childhood education and care workers has just passed the Parliament.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Labor is delivering for Queensland with billions of dollars of investment in hospitals, schools, roads, and more bulk billing. As a Queenslander and as Treasurer I will always ensure we keep delivering for our state.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Commonwealth investment and revenue for Queensland has gone up very substantially but still the credit ratings agencies have made their concerns about the Crisafulli government’s position very clear since well before the federal budget.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

New projections from the Intergenerational Report show how important superannuation is in delivering a decent retirement and a more sustainable budget. The median retirement age balance is set to approach $450K over the next decade, up from around $200K in the latest data.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

We’re releasing the Intergenerational Report on 21 September at The Australian National University. It’s a really important snapshot of the big trends in our economy and society over the coming decades which will help us make the most of Australia’s opportunities into the future.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Whether it’s One Nation, the Liberals or the Nationals, they are now indistinguishable from each other when it comes to attacking superannuation, wages and workers.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Here’s what the Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson said about house prices on a podcast in 2021. Labor is making the housing market fairer for first home buyers, we’re cutting income taxes and helping with the cost of living.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

One Nation has now announced plans to cut your superannuation. This means less money and less economic security in retirement. One Nation, the Liberals and Nationals are all anti-super because they’re all anti-worker.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

BREAKING: New numbers show six out of every seven jobs created under Labor are in the private sector. More than 1.3M jobs have been created on our watch, most of them full time.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The 2032 Olympics are going to be amazing. Whether it’s the 9 court Indoor Sports Stadium in Logan Central or so many other venues right across Queensland, the Olympics will leave a terrific legacy.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Every young person in our community or others like it around the country deserves the same decent opportunities as kids who grow up in fancier suburbs.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

GET THE FACTS: New numbers just released show that workers’ share of national income is the highest in a decade. More than half of national income now goes to workers, under Labor. Under the Liberals and Nationals it was less than half.⁩

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Here are five things you need to know about the National Accounts that just came out.⁩

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

A few quick thoughts on today’s National Accounts before the formal press conference.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

New Reserve Bank data just released shows that for the first time since 2024, home loans for owner-occupiers grew faster than property investor loans last month.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Tonight we gathered in Brisbane at the invitation of the Nepalese Association of Queensland, to express solidarity and share grief and wrap our arms around the people of Nepal and Tibet devastated by the natural disaster there that has taken so many lives.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

We are delivering for Queensland with billions of extra dollars for Queensland schools and hospitals, backing the Bruce with the biggest ever investment in our most important and longest road.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows inflation moderated in July.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

GET THE FACTS: Most of Australia’s debt was racked up by the Coalition.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I asked this question to the former Liberal Treasurer in 2020. Most of the federal debt was racked up by the Liberals and Nationals between 2013 and 2022 - they even doubled the debt before COVID-19. Labor is managing the economy and the Budget in a very responsible way.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Debt is $200 billion lower this year than what the Coalition left us. Australia's gross debt as a share of GDP is substantially lower under us than what they forecast in 2022. If the Coalition was in power right now debt would be approaching $1.2 trillion.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Labor built Australia’s super system, and we’ll always defend it. The Liberals, Nationals and One Nation don't support super because they don't support workers. It's that simple.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

BREAKING: New numbers from the ABS show real wages grew in the June quarter and annual nominal wages have now grown above 3% for all four years under this Labor Government.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

⁨⁨Encouraging news out overnight that ratings agency Moody’s has reaffirmed Australia’s AAA credit rating. The Moody's report found “debt ratios at the Commonwealth level remain low” and our fiscal strategy is “supported by expenditure reforms and a record of conservative budgeting.”

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

BREAKING: Ratings agency Moody’s has re-affirmed Australia’s AAA credit rating. This is another welcome endorsement of the Government’s responsible economic management.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The Labor Party will always back Australian workers, their wages and their superannuation. The Liberals, Nationals and One Nation don't support super because they don't support workers and they'll destroy the super system if they get the chance.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Take a look at this. It's clear that One Nation, the Liberals and the Nationals want to destroy our universal super system. But Labor will always defend it.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

It’s now beyond doubt that if any combination of Liberals, Nationals and One Nation win the next election it will be the end of universal super as we know it.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

One Nation wants to destroy the compulsory superannuation system, just like the Liberals and the Nationals. They are all a threat to the retirement incomes and economic security of Australian workers. Labor built Australia’s super system, and we’ll always defend it.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

We're delivering important changes with the states and territories to make it easier for trucks to get around Australia, to invest in low emission vehicles and to improve driver training.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The Coalition would end superannuation as we know it, decimating the retirement incomes and economic security of Australian workers.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

BREAKING: Average weekly full-time earnings are now up by more than $300 since 2022.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

BREAKING: We've just introduced legislation to lock in our 15% pay rise for early childhood education and care workers.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

An honour to welcome the Vietnamese Minister of Finance, H.E Ngo Van Tuan here in Parliament today. We spoke about our shared goals of building more resilient economies and continued development of our region.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

BREAKING: RBA keeps interest rates steady. This will come as a relief to Australians with a mortgage.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

GET THE FACTS: Australia's gross debt as a share of GDP is substantially lower under us than what our predecessors forecast in 2022. Gross debt in the last financial year was almost $200 billion lower than what we inherited.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

We're delivering more bulk billing right across Australia with our record investment in Medicare. In our local community, we've doubled the number of fully bulk billed GP clinics, and another 1400 clinics have become fully bulk billed throughout the country.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Our Griffith University economics and public policy roundtable this week came at a time of some really encouraging news for our economy.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Positive news out this week that ratings agency S&P Global has re-affirmed Australia’s AAA credit rating. This is a powerful endorsement of the Government’s responsible economic and fiscal management at a time of extreme global uncertainty.⁩

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