Media releases

The Coalition is applying its reckless negativity to important reforms that support the not-for-profit sector by filibustering debate in Parliament.

Mr Gary Banks AO has announced that he will retire from his position as Chair of the Productivity Commission in December.

The Government is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Geoff Leeper as a full-time Second Commissioner to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) for a seven-year period.

The Nationals Party want to drive up taxes for working Australians by proposing to abolish the tax-free threshold and delivering a huge tax cut to high-income earners, said Assistant Treasurer Da

New analysis of the Coalition's voting record has exposed their hypocrisy over tax, said Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury.

Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey has been caught out contradicting Opposition Leader Tony Abbott on the Coalition's new groceries tax that will increase the cost-of-living for Australian families.

The Assistant Treasurer, David Bradbury, today released two Board of Taxation reports Post-Implementation Review of the Tax Design Review Panel's Recommendations and the Review of the

The Government has publicly released the final report of the Low Value Parcel Processing Taskforce.

Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey today fired a stinging broadside at the leadership of the National Party, saying Nationals Leader Warren Truss and Nationals Senate Leader Barnaby Joyce don't speak for

Only weeks after cobbling together a discussion paper on foreign investment, the chasm in the Coalition is widening, said Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury.

Tony Abbott has refused to rule out supporting a new GST distribution plan championed by the big Liberal States, which would rip away $630 million a year in GST from Tasmania.

The Gillard Government today introduced into the House of Representatives legislation to establish the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC).

The Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury and Minister for Small Business Brendan O'Connor today released for consultation exposure draft legislation and explanatory material to introduce company lo

Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Justice Jason Clare today released the results of the Australian Institute of Criminology's (AIC) 2010 and 2011 online scam survey held in partnership

A process to ban small, high-powered magnets that can cause serious injury or death if swallowed by children has been initiated, said Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury.

The Government welcomes the passage today of the Tax Laws Amendment (2012 Measures No. 4) Bill 2012 through the House of Representatives.

Laws have been passed by the Senate today to ensure that multinational companies pay their fair share of tax, said Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury.

Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury has today released draft legislation for public consultation to implement recommendation 45 of the Board of Taxation’s Review of the Legal Framework f

The Government has today released consultation exposure draft legislation and explanatory memorandum for "Clean Building Managed Investment Trusts".

Today's TD Securities - Melbourne Institute Monthly Inflation Gauge has again exposed Tony Abbott's reckless scare campaign.