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Shane is a senior economics correspondent for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.

So what is Albonomics, and what will it mean for Australia?

So what is Albonomics, and what will it mean for Australia?

When he came to power, the prime minister’s economic priorities were hard to discern. Two years on, his vision is clear.

  • by Shane Wright

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Chalmers wakes the baby debate the country needs
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Chalmers wakes the baby debate the country needs

Jim Chalmers is not planning a fertility police squad in next week’s budget, but his comments on the birth rate go to an issue the world needs to debate.

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If Chalmers gets the budget wrong, interest rate rises may kill his government

If Chalmers gets the budget wrong, interest rate rises may kill his government

For Treasurer Jim Chalmers, this budget is existential. Bad decisions could increase unemployment or provoke more interest rate rises. Both would be political nails in the government’s coffin.

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Australia, let’s have more babies, says Jim Chalmers

Australia, let’s have more babies, says Jim Chalmers

Australians are having fewer children with the fertility rate tumbling. The treasurer says people should think about having more kids.

  • by Shane Wright and David Crowe
Households bank on tax cuts and anti-inflation budget plans

Households bank on tax cuts and anti-inflation budget plans

Tax cuts, worth on average $1888, and a further round of cost-of-living measures will be at the heart of Jim Chalmers’ third budget.

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RBA inflation outlook ups pressure on Chalmers ahead of budget

RBA inflation outlook ups pressure on Chalmers ahead of budget

The Reserve Bank revealed it expects price pressures to grow through the rest of the year, which may require another lift in official interest rates.

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Reserve Bank delivers a hospital pass of problems to Chalmers

Reserve Bank delivers a hospital pass of problems to Chalmers

Jim Chalmers, a Brisbane Broncos fanatic, will wonder what hit him after the Reserve Bank signalled higher interest rates for longer.

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No scorched earth: Chalmers promises budget spending as economy slows

No scorched earth: Chalmers promises budget spending as economy slows

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is poised to deliver a second successive budget surplus, but deficits in coming years to support the economy.

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‘Lifters, not leaners’: Analysing 123 years of Australia’s budget speeches

‘Lifters, not leaners’: Analysing 123 years of Australia’s budget speeches

We’ve used artificial intelligence to analyse one million words from 124 budget speeches from 40 treasurers since 1901. Here’s what we found.

  • by Shane Wright, Matt Malishev and The Visual Stories Team
An extra $25 billion not enough to guarantee more budget surpluses

An extra $25 billion not enough to guarantee more budget surpluses

Jim Chalmers will deliver his third budget on May 14. Extra tax, which has bolstered the past two budgets, won’t be enough to offset extra spending.

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Businesses struggle as cash-strapped customers dump spending plans
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Businesses struggle as cash-strapped customers dump spending plans

The cost-of-living crisis that is hitting consumers is now being felt by small and medium-sized businesses as shoppers try to make savings.

  • by Shane Wright