Media releases

The Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs, the Hon Chris Bowen MP, today requested the Productivity Commission to examine the provisions of the Copyright

Consumer Affairs Minister Chris Bowen has today issued a consumer warning to parents about the hidden risks involved in the use of treadmills, following a spate of serious injuries to small childre

The Assistant Treasurer, Chris Bowen MP, today announced that the Government will remove the capital gains tax (CGT) trust cloning exception to CGT events E1 and E2.

The Assistant Treasurer, Chris Bowen MP, and Minister for the Arts, Peter Garrett MP, today released an issues paper on the film tax offsets contained in Division 376 of the Income Tax Assessme

The Assistant Treasurer, Chris Bowen MP, today released the Inspector-General of Taxation's report Improvements to tax administration arising from the Inspector-General's case study reviews of

The Australian Assistant Treasurer, Chris Bowen and the Premier of the British Virgin Islands (BVI), the Hon Ralph O'Neal OBE, today announced the signing of a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (T

The Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs today announced a package of measures providing criminal sanctions for serious ca

The Assistant Treasurer, Chris Bowen MP, announced today that, with effect from 1 July 2008, the Government will provide relief from capital gains tax (CGT) for policyholders of friendly societies,

The Australian Government endorses the strong action taken by 17 countries at the Finance Ministers meeting in Paris on Transparency and Exchange of Information convened by France and Germ

The Australian Government today released the timetable and terms of reference for the Productivity Commission’s update to its 1999 inquiry into Australia’s gambling industries.

The Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs, Chris Bowen MP, has announced the Government’s intention to recommend to the  Governor‑General the appoi

The Assistant Treasurer Chris Bowen MP today announced the release of an exposure draft bill and related explanatory material dealing with Taxation of Financial Arrangements (TOFA) Stages 3 and 4.&

The Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Competition and Consumer Policy, Chris Bowen MP, today announced the appointment of Mr Mark Johnson, retired Deputy Chairman of Macquarie Bank, to lead the

The Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs, Chris Bowen MP, introduced into Parliament today amendments to the eligible investment business rules in Divis

Today the Rudd Government introduced into Parliament the Trade Practices Amendment (Clarity in Pricing) Bill 2008 to tackle the problem of hidden fees and charges for consumer products.

The Consumer Affairs Minister, Chris Bowen MP and Attorney-General, Robert McClelland MP today announced a mandatory standard for manufactured cigarettes.

The Assistant Treasurer, Chris Bowen MP, today announced the entry into effect of the Assistance in Collection of Taxes Article in Australia’s tax treaty with New Zealand.

The Assistant Treasurer, Chris Bowen MP, today announced the appointment of Mr Ali Noroozi as the Inspector-General of Taxation for a term of five years.

The Coalition's move to keep the 'Birdsville' amendment yet refusing to remove the necessity to prove recoupment in predatory pricing cases is a major let down to both consumers and small busines

Competition Policy & Consumer Affairs Minister, Chris Bowen MP, today released an issues paper calling for public comment on developing a national unit pricing regime.