20+ hour, 11+ min ago  (639+ words) A scheme allowing more first home buyers to enter the property market may be driving up house prices. A report released on Thursday by Cotality found homes on the lower end of the property market eligible for the federal government's…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (652+ words) The treasurer is jetting to the United States for talks as the International Monetary Fund warns Australia is is projected to have one of the highest inflation rates as the Middle East conflict threatens a global recession. Jim Chalmers will…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (603+ words) Poor productivity growth and persistently strong government spending will give the Reserve Bank no choice but to hike interest rates next week, economists say. Treasurer Jim Chalmers emphatically denied the government was contributing to a resurgence in inflation, after the…...