Media releases

The Coalition has again shown its lack of economic credibility in its response to the recent survey figures which show 99 per cent of small business people who have taken advantage of the Gillard

The Gillard Government has today released survey figures which show 99 per cent of small business people who have taken advantage of the Government's Superannuation Clearing House are satisfied wit

Millions of workers earning up to $37,000 will get a tax refund that will directly boost their superannuation savings, under changes contained in a discussion paper released today by the Assistant

Superannuation funds will be able to streamline the way they claim tax deductions for the cost of total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance provided to members following the passage of legisla

A business owner in Marysville, Victoria, was the first business owner in Australia assisted by the Australian Taxation Office to reconstruct their records following a natural disaster – the Black

While ensuring consumers remain protected, financial services providers will find it easier to change to the new Product Disclosure Statement regime in June 2012, following changes announced tod

The $55 million grant to the victims of the Trio collapse will be recouped from APRA regulated superannuation funds following new regulations announced by Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten.

The Assistant Treasurer, Bill Shorten today announced that around 120,000 self-funded retirees will benefit following the finalisation of regulations providing drawdown relief for account-based

Mr Abbott's statements today demonstrate how his constant negativity would hurt superannuation and hurt small business.

The Assistant Treasurer, the Hon Bill Shorten MP, today introduced legislation that will ensure that capital gains and franked distributions can continue to be 'streamed' through trusts.

The Assistant Treasurer, Bill Shorten, today released for public consultation a discussion paper on the 2011-

Clive Palmer's attack on Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) as 'outstandingly racist' is not only wrong it is a stupid, offensive slur against Australia's foreign investment laws an

The new chair of the advisory board assisting the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC) will be Mr Robert Fitzgerald AM, following a speech by the Assistant Treasurer, Mr Bill

Australians receiving government financial assistance will no longer need to worry that additional superannuation contributions, prescribed by law or the rules of their super fund, will be consi

Superannuation funds will be able to streamline the way they claim tax deductions for the cost of total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance provided to fund members, following legislation i

The Assistant Treasurer, the Hon Bill Shorten MP, today declared the multiple tornadoes that hit Southern USA on 28 April 2011 and 22 May 2011 a disaster for tax purposes.

The Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten, today released

The Assistant Treasurer, the Hon Bill Shorten, today introduced legislation into Parliament to implement the longstanding alternative fuels taxation policy.

The Gillard Government will change the fringe benefit treatment of cars to remove the unintended incentive for people to drive their vehicle further than they need to, in order to obtain a larger t

The Gillard Government has announced a range of Budget measures to make it easier for the not-for-profit (NFP) sector to deliver vital assistance to Australia's most vulnerable people.