Treasurer Jim Chalmers has blamed successive interest rate rises for “smashing the economy”, as the government braces for more weak...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has said the RBA’s cash rate hikes have been “smashing the economy”, ahead of GDP figures tipped to show slow economic...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has said the RBA’s cash rate hikes have been “smashing the economy”, ahead of GDP figures tipped to show slow economic...

Shadow finance minister Jane Hume has hit out at Jim Chalmers after the treasurer declared rate rises were ‘smashing the economy’ in a surprise...

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers says higher interest rates are smashing Australia's economy, but he won't be drawn on the Reserve Bank's next move.

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers says higher interest rates are smashing Australia's economy, but he won't be drawn on the Reserve Bank's next move.

The economy is stuck in the slow lane and Treasurer Jim Chalmers says that's by design, with higher interest rates necessary to tame inflation.

Australia’s latest National Accounts reveal a sluggish growth of 0.2% in the June quarter, underscoring the ongoing challenges facing the economy....

At a charity lunch last week, Reserve Bank Governor Michelle Bullock was asked several times whether the RBA’s 13 interest rate rises were smashing...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has pushed back at claims from John Howard that the government is trying to blame the Reserve Bank for its economic troubles.