Australia's Treasurer Chalmers Claims Tax Rates Lower Than Howard Era as RBA Rate Decision Looms

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has stated that current Australian tax rates remain lower than those under the Howard-Costello government, citing the Reserve Bank's dual mandate of maintaining full employment and price stability. The comments come as the Reserve Bank of Australia prepares to make its cash rate decision.

In separate developments, New South Wales police are investigating the suspicious deaths of two men in the state's north, according to authorities.