Josh Frydenberg

2022 - 5 - 4

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One way your electricity bill will fall (NEWS.com.au)

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says getting the transition to renewables “right” is key to keeping electricity prices down, while his Labor counterpart vowed to ...

“Probably the most important opportunity that we have as a country and as an economy is to grab this thing, because if we get that cleaner and cheaper energy, we will unlock tens of billions of dollars in investment. “One of the reasons why we need a Labor Government and a key part of a better future for this country is to finally get on with the job of grabbing this incredible opportunity that we have,” he said. “One thing you’ve got to get right is that transition to more intermittent sources of energy,” he said.

What frightens Frydenberg and Chalmers should they lose the ... (Sky News Australia)

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Shadow Treasurer Jim Chalmers have outlined what they fear most about the economy should they lose the Federal Election.

from this government is punishing people.” “Why would Australian families want to stay that course? “So if you ask me what my biggest concern is, is that what he (Mr Chalmers) is saying to you today is not what you can believe,” the Treasurer said. The question was then put to Mr Frydenberg who argued that his greatest fear of losing the election would be the Labor Party reverting to its “natural instinct to tax more and to spend more instinct”. Stream more election news live & on demand with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free.

Australian election briefing: Frydenberg and Chalmers face off while ... (The Guardian)

Wednesday: the best of Guardian Australia's 2022 federal election coverage.

We’ve invited the major parties to take part in debates on health, foreign policy, aged care, women and climate change. He then squares off against Morrison in their second debate on Sunday. Thursday also brings the hotly-anticipated Kooyong debate between Frydenberg and independent Monique Ryan, where we expect sparks will fly. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and his Labor shadow Jim Chalmers faced off on Wednesday at the National Press Club, fighting over economic management, while Peter Dutton and Brendan O’Connor have a defence debate on Thursday. Also tomorrow, Albanese will be the sole guest on a special episode of Q&A where he’ll be grilled by the audience. Elsewhere, a Coalition candidate for the Queensland Senate reportedly backed conspiracy theories that Bill Gates was behind the outbreak of Covid-19, that PCR tests don’t work, and that vaccines caused autism. With 17 days to go in the campaign, the pace is picking up. We had the first of the portfolio debates between aspiring ministers, with Josh Frydenberg and Jim Chalmers talking treasury today.

Josh Frydenberg Revealed His Greatest Fear Of A Labor Govt & It ... (Pedestrian TV)

Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg revealed his greatest fear under a Labor Government and it sounds like a paradise. BRB, getting a one-way ticket to ...

The biggest risk of this election is that nothing changes at all,” he said. Chambers blasted the Federal Liberal Party for being “out-of-touch” with the astronomically rising cost-of-living. BRB, getting a one-way ticket to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s nightmare land where there’s childcare support and bounties of parental leave.

Josh Frydenberg calls Labor's stance on skilled migrants 'cheap ... (SBS)

Josh Frydenberg and Jim Chalmers stuck to form in the treasurers' debate as Opposition leader Anthony Albanese criticised the PM for not trying to contact ...

"It is where rubbish is collected and burnt. And we have put aside $3.5 billion in the budget for 800,000 new training places with a fundamental structural reform to our schooling system." "We are Solomon Islands' primary security partner. "It is where rubbish is collected and burnt. And we have put aside $3.5 billion in the budget for 800,000 new training places with a fundamental structural reform to our schooling system." "We are Solomon Islands' primary security partner. That is something that the prime minister has conveyed to me again and that is what remains the case." "What's extraordinary is that the prime minister has indicated that he still hasn't spoken to the prime minister of the Solomons," Mr Albanese said. "You won't see from us cheap political opportunism when it comes to skilled migrants. That is something that the prime minister has conveyed to me again and that is what remains the case." "What's extraordinary is that the prime minister has indicated that he still hasn't spoken to the prime minister of the Solomons," Mr Albanese said. "I'd be looking forward to the opportunity on the other side of the election to continue to manage that relationship positively," Mr Morrison said.

Election 2022: Frydenberg and Chalmers fight over economic ... (The Australian Financial Review)

The battle seems far more about damaging each other's credibility than any real conviction about an economic front line that is rapidly shifting.

But households and small businesses that suddenly realise the cost of their sizeable debt is about to skyrocket are paying more attention to federal politics. Yet, the battle seems far more about damaging each other’s credibility than any real conviction about an economic front line that is rapidly shifting. Doubts about Albanese’s much-mocked grip on economic management and Morrison’s much-faded popularity make the struggle between Chalmers and Frydenberg more crucial to that. His alternative is to suggest all problems can be miraculously fixed by a strong economy continuing under a Coalition government. This doesn’t even add up to “small target”; more like an invisible one. Surely such an ignominious exit from political life couldn’t happen to the man who has long seen himself becoming Australia’s prime minister?

As it happened: ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr gets shoutout from ... (Yass Tribune)

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg have hit the airwaves to defend their record, while Labor paints the Reserve Bank's decision as a ...

Hannah started as a journalist with The Southern Highland News and The Goulburn Post before moving to the ACT. Twitter: @neale_hannah Doug Dingwall is The Canberra Times' Public Service Editor. He writes about government and federal politics, and edits The Public Sector Informant. He has an interest in integrity and industrial relations. Hannah started as a journalist with The Southern Highland News and The Goulburn Post before moving to the ACT. Twitter: @neale_hannah

As it happened: ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr gets shoutout from ... (The Canberra Times)

The lift in the cash rate is set to dominate the federal election today, as rising mortgage rates put pressure on the Coalition to defend its economic ...

Treasurers' debate: What major parties have planned for APS to ... (The Mandarin)

The National Press Club's federal election debate between Josh Frydenberg and Jim Chalmers canvassed what the major parties had in store for public ...

“In every way that you measure tax in the budget, this government has taxed more than the last Labor government, that’s just a fact. This has put the squeeze on interest repayments for loans and mortgages and highlighted voters’ cost of living stress on the election campaign trail. “Agencies are still required to deliver what the government wants and the community needs. It also claims a major cull of 12,000 jobs from the public sector by the Coalition in 2013 saw spending on outsourced workers and contractors “radically” jump. In this way, the union contends, the ASL did not actually achieve bang for taxpayer buck. But lauding the public sector’s service delivery during a pandemic book-ended by a handful of devastating natural disasters is where Frydenberg and Chalmers’ consensus stopped. “More of the same government means more of the same punishing combination of skyrocketing costs of living and falling real wages from a government that takes credit for the good things but none of the responsibility for the difficult things.” “I think there are opportunities to pick up and run with some of [the Thodey] agenda. “This government is the second-highest taxing government of the last 30 years, and the highest taxing was John Howard’s. So enough of this rubbish about tax,” he said. “These arrangements are the direct results of policy decisions by the coalition government, which have privileged the knowledge and skills of private companies over those of the public service and prioritised the business interests of big companies over the long-term interests of the APS, and in turn, the nation,” the union wrote in its submission. But part of that is investing responsibly in people in the public service, so they can continue to deliver the high quality of services, the high quality of advice that we need in this country, and that Australians deserve for their taxpayer dollars.” The Mandarin asked the treasurer and shadow treasurer to answer what their plan was for the public servants who would be executing the respective economic visions of a Labor or Liberal government.

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