Media releases

On Sunday 28 July 2002 in Malaysia, the Minister for Trade, the Hon.

The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Senator Helen Coonan, has announced that from today, gifts to the value of $2 or more made to the Australian Council for Children and Youth O

The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Senator Helen Coonan, today released for public comment a consultation paper on allowing members of accumulation funds to split future person

The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer Senator Helen Coonan, announced that from today to 2 July 2004, gifts to the value of $2 or more to the Shrine of Remembrance Foundation will be ded

The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer Senator Helen Coonan today announced the make-up of a high level panel to review the law of negligence in the Government's latest step in addr

The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Senator Helen Coonan, announced today that the Government will amend the tax laws to ensure taxpayers are not disadvantaged when they decide to sto

A range of new superannuation measures will apply from tomorrow, after Parliament passed the Government's Taxation Laws Amendment (Superannuation) Bill (No.

The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Senator Helen Coonan, announced today that legislation to allow individuals to assume their own risk when undertaking risky activities will

Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer Senator Helen Coonan announced that legislation was introduced into Parliament today to implement further components of the new consolidation reg

The Government's superannuation measures have been tested at the polls, costed in the Budget, and should now be passed by the Senate, Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer Helen Coonan

The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Senator Helen Coonan, has announced that from today, gifts to the value of $2 or more made to the General Sir John Monash Foundation will be

The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Senator the Hon Helen Coonan today announced that she has decided to provide a grant of financial assistance to certain superannuation funds

The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer Senator Helen Coonan welcomed the decision of the NSW Supreme Court to approve the Government's extension to the guarantee for doctors covered

The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer Senator Helen Coonan announced that legislation was introduced into Parliament today to encourage the use of structured settlements to compens

The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Senator the Hon Helen Coonan, today announced the 2002-03 financial sector levies.

The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Senator Helen Coonan, announced that the Government will introduce legislation today to implement a new simplified imputation system.

Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Senator the Hon Helen Coonan, today welcomed a second constructive Ministerial Meeting on Public Liability Insurance.

The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Senator Helen Coonan, today released a consultation paper outlining proposals for a new taxpayers' advocate to act as a key independent advis

The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Senator Helen Coonan, today announced that the Government would legislate to ensure that there were no tax consequences resulting from the pr

The Government will today introduce legislation to implement the new consolidation regime.