Media releases

Joint media release with Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher

Today the Albanese Government released the terms of reference for the Productivity Commission Inquiry into key factors that determine regional airfares.

The Albanese Government has signed Australia’s first ever tax treaty with Ukraine. More two‑way trade is in the interests of both Australia and Ukraine.

Over the next week I will travel to the United States and South Korea to meet with investors and international counterparts, including as part of G20, IMF and World Bank annual meetings and the Asi

Our reforms to the low income superannuation tax offset will help deliver a more secure retirement for more than a million Australians, including hundreds of thousands of young people and women.

The Albanese Government is delivering more help to low‑income workers and reforming the superannuation system to make it stronger, fairer and more sustainable.

The Albanese Government has appointed Luke Woodward as a full‑time member of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for a five‑year period.

Today, the Albanese Labor Government has introduced legislation to require super to be paid on payday, a reform that will benefit the retirement incomes of millions of Australians.

Today I had my first call with Indonesia’s new Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, building on the strong and enduring relationship between our two countries.

The Albanese Labor Government is today delivering a fourth increase in award wages to the dedicated workers who provide aged care services to older Australians.

International ratings agency S&P has today reaffirmed Australia’s AAA credit rating.

Today the independent Reserve Bank of Australia Monetary Policy Board kept interest rates on hold at 3.60 per cent.

Today the Albanese Government has signed the First Nations Economic Partnership.

The Final Budget Outcome for 2024–25 shows the Albanese Labor Government has delivered the largest nominal improvement in the Budget in a single Parliamentary term.

The Albanese Government has re‑appointed seven eminent experts to advise the government on our broad and ambitious competition reform agenda.

Today we’ve released the terms of reference for the Productivity Commission Inquiry into the 2018 changes to the Goods and Services Tax distribution required under legislation.

The Government is looking at new ways to cut red tape in the tax system to ease the compliance burden on businesses and make our economy more productive.

Underlying inflation fell in August according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

The Albanese Government will be appointing new senior leaders at two of Australia’s most important regulators.

The Albanese Labor Government’s clear and credible Net Zero Plan will help Australia grasp the jobs and opportunities of the global energy transformation.