CANBERRA, ACT, May 13 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript:
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Subjects: federal Budget 2026, housing, tax reform
James Glenday:
The Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, has arrived. He was flanked by the Prime Minister, too. Jim, welcome to News Breakfast. Thank you for joining us.
Jim Chalmers:
Nice to see you both.
Glenday:
Now, you have the look of a man who has finally got his way. Is this something you had been looking at for a very, very long time, particularly these changes to property taxes?
Chalmers:
No. The emphasis for most of the life of this government has been on building more homes and that's still the primary focus. But it became increasingly clear to us that even though the problem begins with not ...