The federal treasurer, Jim Chalmers, announced energy bill relief and assistance for people struggling to pay rent as part of costofliving measures he said were designed to reduce inflation. With a projected surplus of $9.3bn, Chalmers delivered the first backtoback surplus since the global financial crisis in 200708
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