World news | The Guardian3d ago
Chalmers says small business ‘paying the price’ for Middle East conflict as he unveils support measures https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/01/chalmers-says-small-business-paying-the-price-for-middle-east-conflict-as-he-unveils-support-measures #JimChalmers #AustraliaNews #Iran
Chalmers says small business ‘paying the price’ for Middle East conflict as he unveils support measures

Australian treasurer says Iran war having ‘extreme impact on global economy’ as Albanese to address nation about fuel crisis

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World news | The Guardian4d ago
Debit and credit card surcharges to be removed in Australia by October https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/31/debit-credit-card-surcharges-ban-australia #Business #ReserveBankOfAustralia #AustraliaNews #JimChalmers #AustralianPolitics
Debit and credit card surcharges to be removed in Australia by October

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says changes will help with cost of living and ‘Australians hate paying’ the surcharges

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World news | The Guardian4d ago
Distancing himself from Trump and a badly waged war in Iran might be the smartest move Albanese can make https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/30/albanese-trump-iran-energy-crisis-analysis #PetrolPrices #AnthonyAlbanese #DonaldTrump #JimChalmers #UsisraelWarOnIran #AustraliaNews #AustralianPolitics #AustralianForeignPolicy
Distancing himself from Trump and a badly waged war in Iran might be the smartest move Albanese can make

The US president thumbs his nose at concerns about the most serious energy crisis in global history. But Australia, like other countries, is paying a high price

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World news | The Guardian5d ago
Did Anthony Albanese just cement a third interest rate hike in May by cutting the fuel excise? https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/30/interest-rates-rba-fuel-excise-australia-albanese #PetrolPrices #AustralianEconomy #InterestRates #ReserveBankOfAustralia #AnthonyAlbanese #JimChalmers #AustralianPolitics #Energy #Business #AustraliaNews
Did Anthony Albanese just cement a third interest rate hike in May by cutting the fuel excise?

Injecting $1.5bn via petrol subsidies into an inflated economy may change things for the Reserve Bank board at its next meeting

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World news | The GuardianMar 25
Australians can expect high fuel costs to linger for far longer than the war in Iran https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/25/australians-can-expect-high-fuel-costs-to-linger-for-far-longer-than-the-war-in-iran #UsisraelWarOnIran #PetrolPrices #AustralianEconomy #AustraliaNews #ReserveBankOfAustralia #JimChalmers
Australians can expect high fuel costs to linger for far longer than the war in Iran

Rising inflation and unemployment mean effects of Iran war could be even worse than the post-Covid cost-of-living crisis

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World news | The GuardianMar 25
Small petrol stations urge Albanese government to crack down on fuel wholesalers as operators run dry https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/25/australian-government-fuel-wholesalers-petrol-stations-run-dry #PetrolPrices #Business #CostoflivingCrisis #AustralianEconomy #AustralianPolitics #JimChalmers #AustraliaNews #UsisraelWarOnIran
Small petrol stations urge Albanese government to crack down on fuel wholesalers as operators run dry

Businesses ranging from vegetable growers to miners warn of disruption from rising petrol prices and lack of supply

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US news | The GuardianMar 20
Trump has made it clear Australia is a friend in name only. For Albanese, the pressure at home is rising | Tom McIlroy https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2026/mar/21/trump-has-made-it-clear-australia-is-a-friend-in-name-only-for-albanese-the-pressure-at-home-is-rising #UsisraelWarOnIran #DonaldTrump #AnthonyAlbanese #JimChalmers #AustralianPolitics #AustralianForeignPolicy
Trump has made it clear Australia is a friend in name only. For Albanese, the pressure at home is rising

Three weeks into the US-Israeli war of choice in Iran, Labor is warning of financial pain. But the economic cost isn’t the only risk here

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Vibewire MagazineMar 19
RBA Raises Rates to 4.10% Amid Inflation and Iran War Pressures http://dlvr.it/TRZM6B #Australia #AustraliaPolitics #BreakingNews #JimChalmers
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3 more members of Iran women soccer team leave Australia

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Another three members of the Iran’s women’s soccer team who accepted refugee visas to…
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World news | The GuardianMar 15
No recession but inflation hike and increased cost-of-living pressure on the way, Jim Chalmers says https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/15/no-recession-but-inflation-hike-and-increased-cost-of-living-pressure-on-the-way-jim-chalmers-says #AustralianEconomy #JimChalmers #Inflation #Iran #AustralianPolitics #AustraliaNews #InterestRates #AustralianGreens #AustralianForeignPolicy #BarnabyJoyce #CostoflivingCrisis
No recession but inflation hike and increased cost-of-living pressure on the way, Jim Chalmers says

Economists predict RBA will raise interest rates this week and in May – days before treasurer unveils budget

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