Media releases
2024
Budget delivers for Australia’s small businesses
The Albanese Labor Government is delivering a better deal for Australia’s small businesses and laying the strong foundation for future growth in our economy.
Homes for Australia Plan: delivering more homes for Australians
The Albanese Labor Government is turbocharging the construction of new homes across the country – building more homes for home buyers, more homes for renters and more homes for Australians in every
Multi-billion-dollar investment to build more homes for Australians
The Albanese Labor Government will make significant new housing investments in next week’s Budget to help deliver our comprehensive Homes for Australia plan.
Growing Australia’s construction workforce to build more homes
The Albanese Labor Government is investing $90.6 million to boost the number of skilled workers in the construction and housing sector, as part of a big focus on housing in the 2024–25 Budget.
Albanese Labor Government delivering a fairer deal for the franchising sector
The Albanese Labor Government is committed to a fair playing field in franchising and is taking new action to improve the $135 billion sector which includes thousands of small businesses.
Small businesses taking advantage of cyber support
Australia’s small businesses are being encouraged to take advantage of support being delivered by the Albanese Labor Government to deal with cyber threats.
More affordable homes for key workers in Sydney
Work has begun on a new housing development supported by the Albanese Labor Government that will deliver more affordable homes for key workers in Schofields.
Helping more Queenslanders into home ownership
The Albanese Labor Government welcomes the introduction of state legislation to deliver Help to Buy in Queensland which will assist more Australians into their own homes.
Consumer and small business advocates to have special powers to raise complaints
Applications are now open for interested consumer and small business advocates to apply to become a designated complainant – allowing them to submit complaints to the competition and consumer watch
Reforms strengthen small business access to procurement
The Albanese Labor Government recognises the important contribution small businesses make to the Australian economy and is committed to a level playing field for small businesses when competing for
Delivering more help for Australian home buyers
The Albanese Labor Government is taking another step to deliver Help to Buy to bring home ownership back into reach for 40,000 low and middle income families.
New partnership to drive more homes for Tasmanians
The Albanese Labor Government’s Social Housing Accelerator will help to transform the lives of more Tasmanians with a new development to deliver 15 homes in Hobart.
Acting to improve small business payment times
The Albanese Labor Government is progressing action to deliver on its commitment to improve small business payment times.
Albanese Labor Government delivering more training opportunities for small businesses
The Albanese Labor Government is committed to supporting small businesses with new tailored training opportunities now available to help businesses with tax and super.
Building more affordable rental homes
The Albanese Government is working to boost the construction of rental housing as part of its broad and ambitious plan to build more homes in Australia.
New homes for key workers in Macquarie Park
Key workers from Macquarie University are set to move into new affordable housing with the opening of 130 new apartments in Macquarie Park, part of a 3,300 home development supported by the Albanes
Parliament passes Labor’s designated complaints measure – consultations now open on further details
Yesterday the Parliament passed the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Fair Go for Consumers and Small Business) Bill 2024.
Applications now open for $500 million Housing Support Program
The Australian Government’s $500 million Housing Support Program is now open for applications from state, territory and local governments for projects that will boost the planning required to incre
Hundreds of new homes ready in Prahran
The Allan and Albanese Labor Governments are opening new homes right across the state, with residents moving into over 400 new homes in the heart of Prahran.
More support to help small business cyber resilience
Small businesses are a step closer to getting more personalised support to help prevent and recover from cyber attacks under the Small Business Cyber Resilience Service.