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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has downplayed the speculation, saying the government's commitment was to boosting housing supply. "No, I'm not slightly interested in the Greens' approach, because they are just blockers, not builders. There will be no coalition. The Greens are in with the Liberals and the Nationals when it comes to housing policy."Jim Chalmers has begun a two-day visit to China, the first official trip for a Federal Treasurer in seven years.Billions of dollars of Chinese trade tariffs against Australian products including wine, barley and meat have fallen.
The man's uncle, Mervyn Eades, says they only found out what happened when they visited the hospital. He was reportedly serving a sentence for burglary in the Albany regional prison in the south-west of the state.Qantas travellers have been put on alert for flight disruptions as engineers stage a fortnight of industrial action in their bid for a pay rise.
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