CANBERRA, ACT, April 20 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript:

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Subjects: Washington trip, Middle East conflict, May Budget, NDIS reform, $1,000 instant tax deduction draft legislation, superannuation performance test, tax reform, fuel excise, AOFM and Future Fund, National Reconstruction Fund, unemployment

Jim Chalmers:

I just got back from meetings with the G20 colleagues and counterparts and we're now into the home stretch of the Budget preparations. The engagements in D.C. were a really important opportunity to be part of G20 discussions led by US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, and also to engage bilaterally with a number of our key partners - South Korea, Japan, China, Singapore, Indonesia, the UK an...