Media releases

The Department of the Treasury has today released an initial scoping paper on policy issues raised by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) regarding takeovers law.

Fifty years of extraordinary Bathurst moments have been captured in a collectible 50c coin that is sure to set the hearts of any Australian motorsport enthusiast alight.

Australia has moved a step closer towards a seamless national economy with the introduction today of the Personal Liability for Corporate Fault Reform Bill 2012 (the Bill) by Parliamentary

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, the Hon Bernie Ripoll MP, today welcomed the decision by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia(CBA) to make available $136 million as compensation for losses

Representatives from Central Banks and financial departments of ten Pacific Island nations are set to descend upon Canberra for a Coinage Seminar organised by the Royal Australian Mint.

Businesses have lodged tens of thousands of applications with the new National Business Names Registration system, paying up to 90 per cent less to register their business name to operate nation

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer and Member for Oxley, the Hon Bernie Ripoll MP, today attended Bring Your Bills as part of celebrations for the first annual MoneySmart Week.

Surfing Australia in partnership with the Royal Australian Mint has released an official collector's coin to commemorate its 50th Anniversary.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, the Hon Bernie Ripoll MP, will tonight present the Outstanding Achievement awards at the inaugural MoneySmart Week awards ceremony in Sydney.

In the lead-up to the launch of the Centenary of Canberra program, Parliamentary Secretary to The Treasurer The Hon Bernie Ripoll MP and ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher today announced the produc

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, the Hon Bernie Ripoll MP, today announced the appointments of Messrs Ross Barker and Roger Burrows, and the reappointments of Ms Noelle Kelleher and Me

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, the Hon Bernie Ripoll MP, has welcomed the release of the MoneySmart TrackMySpend smartphone app to help Australians track their spending and better ma

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, the Hon Bernie Ripoll MP, has today released the third and final tranche of the Commonwealth's Personal Liability for Corporate Fault Reform Bill 20

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, the Hon Bernie Ripoll MP, will this week (Thursday 9 August) launch a new teaching resource that will help young Australians becom

More than 4,000 employees of the timeshare industry will benefit from a carve-out from the ban on conflicted remuneration under the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms, allowing the industry

The Gillard Government will provide $2.1 million over four years in funding for the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to track Australian online retail spending.

Federal Member for Wright Scott Buchholz has been caught out encouraging businesses in his electorate to price gouge and blame the carbon price.

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, the Hon Bernie Ripoll MP, today returned from three days of meetings at the annual Pacific Islands Forum Economic Ministers' Meeting (FEMM), held

The Government has delivered on its commitment to launch a new website that publishes notices on insolvency and other matters from 1 July 2012.

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, the Hon Bernie Ripoll MP, will depart on Sunday 1 July, as the head of Australia's delegation to the 16th annual Pacific Islands Forum Economic Mini