Federal MPs and senators return after summer break for what could be the last sitting before federal election is called

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is now on ABC News Breakfast, again starting on the impact of the flooding in north Queensland.

He points out that these natural disasters are becoming more frequent here, which he says Labor has been trying to act on, in making “communities more resilient”.

Our relationship is mutually beneficial and all the conversations we’ll have with our American counterparts will be about making sure that this really key economic relationship continues to be beneficial to both sides.

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