Chalmers
Chalmers is a key figure at Watercare, overseeing significant infrastructure projects including the $1.1 billion upgrade of the Huia water treatment plant, which is critical for meeting Auckland's growing water needs and enhancing resilience against severe weather events.
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Chalmers was mocked by Taylor for his financial background and was nicknamed 'Pyro Jim' by Wilson.
ACT’s wealthiest suburb of Red Hill odd choice for media opportunity
Australia· 2026-03-04
Chalmers took responsibility for a penalty and scored to make it 5-0.
Goleada y paso firme: Panamá Sub-17 queda a un paso del Mundial
Panama· 2026-02-08
Chalmers said the government was already delivering meaningful economic reform through areas such as competition, artificial intelligence and new environmental laws with more to come in next year’s budget.
Budget will remain in deficit forever without changeAustralia· 2025-12-08
Chalmers is referenced in the context of discussing the importance of the state in economic growth.
Pembenaran Hukum bagi Pokok-Pokok Haluan Negara
Indonesia· 2025-11-23
Chalmers on Friday wrote to the Council of Financial Regulators, which includes the Reserve Bank, ASIC and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority.
Services Australia and other government agencies to use AI and tech to cut red tapeAustralia· 2025-09-06
Chalmers is chairing the closed-door meeting of experts, businesses and unions.
Unions wary of roundtable push to recognise overseas qualificationsAustralia· 2025-08-19
Chalmers has asked for budget-neutral ideas for reform.
Productivity reform roundtable: Housing policy, environmental lawsAustralia· 2025-08-18
No amount of fine oratory from Albanese and Chalmers at their economic roundtable will cut through that stink.
RBA cuts interest rates, but statement has sting in the tailAustralia· 2025-08-12Chalmers last week said he wanted to find a 'sensible middle path' regarding AI.
Splits in Albanese’s caucus as government moves to kill AI lawsAustralia· 2025-08-10
Chalmers said Australia and Canada agreed that there could be no role for Hamas in the future leadership of a Palestinian state.
Israel-PalestineAustralia· 2025-07-31
Chalmers delivered a devastating final split to secure victory.
Beating the USA in a relay is sweet. Australia’s underdog swimmers just did it twice in 15 minutesAustralia· 2025-07-27
Chalmers is considering tax reform that could benefit the arts.
Tax reform should be the latest patron of the artsAustralia· 2025-07-05
Chalmers forecast cumulative deficits of $152 billion between 2025-26 and 2028-29.
Index super tax hit to protect ordinary workers: unionsAustralia· 2025-07-01
Chalmers’ focus on maintaining the budget bottom line may affect the government's productivity-enhancing changes.
The big tax ideas likely to cross the treasurer’s deskAustralia· 2025-06-20
Chalmers is referenced as a philosopher who shares the view that consciousness is a mystery that cannot be programmed.
El silenci del GPT
Andorra· 2025-06-12
Chalmers is mentioned in the context of economic management and potential rate cuts.
Someone’s doing the heavy lifting – and it’s not the government (anymore)Australia· 2025-06-06
Chalmers stated that the Albanese government was not considering lowering or freezing the tobacco excise.
NSW Police don’t know how many shops sell black-market tobaccoAustralia· 2025-06-05
For Albanese and Chalmers, who have publicly committed to solve our productivity crisis, this opportunity to boost innovation in Australia couldn’t have come at a better time.
Trump’s war on innovation is a golden opportunity for AustraliaAustralia· 2025-06-03
Chalmers' decision not to index the threshold to inflation could impact thousands of farmers.
Farmers fear big tax bills could force them to sell their landAustralia· 2025-05-27
Chalmers told The Conversation podcast that he had yet to start talks with the Senate crossbench.
Hundreds of thousands could soon be caught, says expertAustralia· 2025-05-22
Chalmers pumped an extra $156.7 million over the next two years into increased efforts to police the illicit tobacco trade.
Budget, health and the streets hurting from tobacco taxAustralia· 2025-05-19
Chalmers keeps telling us that we have turned the corner regarding inflation.
It was supposed to be the cost-of-living election, but Peter Dutton showed upAustralia· 2025-05-13
Chalmers accused the Coalition of being sneaky by holding back its costings, including key details about its nuclear policy, until the second-last day of the campaign.
Dutton promises $40b debt cut as nuclear questions growAustralia· 2025-04-30
Perhaps Taylor will do so in the weeks ahead when Chalmers asked the obvious question in their debate.
Dutton running out of time to convince voters he has a better planAustralia· 2025-04-10
Chalmers is the most skilled communicator in Australian politics.
Fiscal discipline abandoned in favour of vote-buyingAustralia· 2025-03-27
Chalmers discussed the need for resilient infrastructure at the Huia water treatment plant.
Auckland’s Huia water treatment plant cost blows out from $420m to $1.1b
New Zealand· 2025-03-25
Chalmers has already revealed Treasury analysis of Trump’s 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminium imports which began this month.
Chalmers scrambles to Trump-proof Australian economyAustralia· 2025-03-24
Albanese and Chalmers would be happy to fight on these economic facts after the past few years.
RBA interest rate cut a chance for Labor to show turnaroundAustralia· 2025-02-18