Media releases

The Albanese Government is strengthening protections for victim‑survivors of financial abuse through reforms across superannuation, tax, corporate accountability, and child support.

Consumers will no longer pay around $1.6 billion in card surcharges when debit and credit surcharging ends today.

Joint media release with the Hon Dr Daniel Mulino MP, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services

The Albanese Government is delivering on ensuring workers such as electricians, plumbers and builders can access mandatory Australian Standards online for free.

The Albanese Government is taking action to improve product recalls and strengthen Australia’s response when unsafe products reach consumers.

The Albanese Labor Government has reached a significant milestone in the development of a new mandatory Code of Conduct for wine grape purchases, with consultation on the Code’s Exposure Draft now

The Albanese Labor Government’s legislation to protect taxpayers and ensure foreign residents pay a fair share of tax has passed the Parliament.

Whether you’re a child care worker, a tradie or a receptionist, you should be able to take a better and higher paying job without being held back by a clause buried in a contract.

The Albanese Labor Government is taking the next step to make it easier for small businesses to operate, grow and expand across Australia, with consultation opening on how retail leasing and commer

The Albanese Government is ensuring farmers and fresh food suppliers are able to secure a fairer deal when negotiating with large supermarkets.

The Albanese Government welcomes confirmation by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) that they are probing the concerning allegations of food mislabelling raised by the ABC’s

The Albanese Government is continuing to crack down on the sale of unsafe e‑bikes to protect consumers and the community.

The Albanese Government is delivering on its plan to keep Australians safe, today outlining a series of AI safety priorities to help ensure AI works better for Australians, including young people.

The Albanese Government has appointed a new group of respected charity sector leaders to the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) Advisory Board, bringing together expertise f

The Albanese Government is legislating tougher sanctions in response to misconduct by tax advisors.

The Albanese Government is continuing its strong track record of standing up for consumers, delivering one of the most significant strengthening of the Australian Consumer Law since it was created.

The Albanese Government is strengthening product safety while making it easier for businesses to bring safe products to market, with the first of 15 expedited safety standard reviews delivering saf

The Albanese Government has secured passage of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Business Registries Stabilisation and Uplift) Bill 2026, strengthening Australia’s business registers and enhanc

The Albanese Government will introduce more powers for regulators to issue infringement notices for breaches of unfair contract term laws by big business.

The Albanese Government is banning supermarket excessive pricing from next week.These changes protect Australian families from artificially inflated prices on their groceries.