Jim Chalmers

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1. Hon. Dr Jim Chalmers MP - Press Conference · Australian Parliament · 28 September 2026

   • Final Budget Outcome: deficit, debt and ratings

     “The final budget outcome that we're releasing today shows that the deficit came in $6 billion better than expected, and debt was $10.6 billion lower at the end of the financial year. We have made a lot of progress in…”

     Watch from 8:04

   • Q: Paul: rate hike, inflation and productivity

     “Thanks Katie. Go start with Paul. I got a bit of feedback about going side to side, so we're going to go Paul, then Tom, then back to Claire. Well first of all, in the usual way I'm not going…”

     Watch from 14:11

   • OpenAI incident: scope, response and cyber uplift

     “Oh, look, from budget to budget and budget update to budget update, of course we consider these kinds of pressures and these kinds of challenges. And because the challenges in the tech world, and particularly as it relates to AI,…”

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2. House of Representatives Chamber (part 2 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 17 September 2026

   • Q3–4: Gender equality gains and women’s economic participation

     “I think they assumed that the Shadow Treasurer would be thrown out by now, Mr. Speaker. When it comes to migration... When it comes to migration, Mr. Speaker, as the Minister for Home Affairs just said, migration is a force…”

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   • Q6–8: PBS breast cancer drug replacement and economic credibility

     “Thank you, Mr. Speaker. They got a lot of nerve asking about productivity assumptions, given they presided over the weakest decade for productivity growth in the last 60 years. The weakest, the weakest decade for productivity growth in the last…”

     Watch from 34:11

   • Q12–14: Budget strength, veterans’ allied health cap backdown and H5 bird flu response

     “Thanks, Mr. Speaker, and thanks to the member for Corwell for his really important question and the wonderful work that he does in his local community. Mr. Speaker, on Monday, the government will be releasing the Intergenerational Report, which is…”

     Watch from 42:38

3. House of Representatives Chamber (part 2 of 3) · Australian Parliament · 16 September 2026

   • Treasurer under fire over inflation narrative and global shocks

     “Of course I withdraw, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Treasurer. Now, the specific matters raised in the honorable member's question did not come up in the briefing that we did earlier in the week on the intergenerational report, Mr. Speaker. But…”

     Watch from 1:39:09

   • Economic uncertainty, migration settings and regional labour needs

     “Big thanks to the member for Holt, Mr. Speaker, for the question and also for the outstanding work that she does in her local community and in this place. It is the case that the global economy is increasingly uncertain.…”

     Watch from 1:49:40

4. House of Representatives Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 15 September 2026

   • Question Time II: veterans, hydrogen policy, Robodebt, housing stress and online harms

     “Thanks, Speaker, and to the member for Werriwa for her question and for the great work that she does in her local community. Mr. Speaker, from an economic point of view, the war in the Middle East, the end of…”

     Watch from 3:09:10

   • Question Time II: veterans, hydrogen policy, Robodebt, housing stress and online harms

     “Thank you Speaker, it's the closest he gets to the microphone during question time. Mr. Speaker by their own logic their unfunded commitments would push inflation up, deficits up Thank you Mr. Speaker and thank you to the honourable member…”

     Watch from 3:13:11

5. House of Representatives Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 14 September 2026

   • Question Time: housing, aged care, digital safety and Marrickville Golf

     “Thank you, Speaker. Big thanks to the member for Hughes for his question, but also for convening with the member for Reid last week a discussion with the small businesses of his wonderful part of Australia south of Sydney, Mr.…”

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6. House of Representatives Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 10 September 2026

   • Question Time: housing, debt, social media regulation, superannuation

     “Thanks very much, Mr. Speaker, and thank you to the honorable Leader of the Opposition for his question. As the Reserve Bank Governor made really clear in late July, negative equity remains very limited. It affects less than 1% of…”

     Watch from 5:19:48

   • Question Time: housing, debt, social media regulation, superannuation

     “Mr. Speaker, earlier than usual in question time, the daily reminder that the coalition was doing better under Sussan Ley than it's doing under this opposition leader. Now the point that I'm making, Mr. Speaker, I'm asked about the drivers…”

     Watch from 5:23:38

   • Question Time: housing, debt, social media regulation, superannuation

     “Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A number of elements to that question. First of all, this government has delivered budgets which have meant that our debt trajectory is $200 billion lower than what we what we inherited from those opposite. That's…”

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