Labor's Plans for Second Term Revealed | Morning News Bulletin 18 June 2025

Chalmers Unveils Push for Productivity Revival and Long-Term Tax Overhaul

With pressures mounting on the economy, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has flagged productivity, tax reform, and resilience as the core focus areas for Labor’s second term. He says the time calls for ambitious but practical policy action. In his first major address since Labor’s decisive May election win, Chalmers told the National Press Club that the next phase of economic reform would be “progressive and patriotic … but also practical and pragmatic.” …

Labor's plans for second term revealed | Morning News Bulletin 18 June 2025

In this bulletin; Treasurer Jim Chalmers set to unveil top priorities for second Labor term, Over a dozen people killed as Russia strikes Kyiv, and in tennis, Aryna Sabalenka apologises to Coco Gauff over ‘unprofessional’ French Open comments.

Treasurer unveils top priorities for second Labor term

The federal treasurer will reveal what he believes are the nation's most pressing economic challenges, while laying out...

Australian National Review - Chalmers Unveils Push for Productivity Revival and Long-Term Tax Overhaul

With pressures mounting on the economy, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has flagged productivity, tax reform, and resilience as the core focus areas for Labor’s second term. He says the time calls for ambitious but practical policy action. In his first major address since Labor’s decisive May election win, Chalmers told the National Press Club that the next phase of economic reform would be “progressive and patriotic … but also practical and pragmatic.” …