Media releases

The Albanese Government will improve the way Australia’s regulatory system manages crypto assets, to keep up with developments and provide greater protections for consumers.

The Albanese Government has today appointed Professor Anne Tiernan and Dr Angela Jackson as part‑time members of the Commonwealth Grants Commission, each for a five‑year period.

ABS data released today shows the Wage Price Index rising 2.6 per cent in the year to June. We are pleased to see wages growth picking up, but it is still well short of inflation.

The Albanese Government has today released an issues paper in preparation for the Jobs and Skills Summit.

The Albanese Government has released a discussion paper for public consultation on our election commitment to ensure that multinationals pay their fair share.

Today’s Reserve Bank decision to increase interest rates by half a percentage point is more difficult news for Australians with a mortgage.

New numbers show inflation has increased 6.1 per cent over the past year and highlight the difficult circumstances facing Australian workers and families.

Today, the Government has introduced the Treasury Laws Amendment (Electric Car Discount) Bill 2022 into Parliament.

Wayne Byres has advised the Governor‑General of his intention to step down as Chair of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority from 30 October, 2022.

The Albanese Government will nominate Rob Nicholl for appointment as the Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund and Kerstin Wijeyewardene as the Alternate Executive Director at the W

The Albanese Labor Government is delivering on its election commitment to increase foreign investment fees and penalties.

Mark Barnaba AM has agreed to serve another year on the Reserve Bank Board at my request.

Today I announce the first wide‑ranging review of the Reserve Bank of Australia since the current monetary policy arrangements were instituted in the 1990s.

The Albanese Government has today nominated Ms Catriona Lowe to be a Deputy Chairperson of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for a five‑year period starting on 27 January 20

I am attending the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Indonesia with Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe from 15 to 16 July. 

The Albanese Labor Government’s Jobs and Skills Summit will be held at Parliament House in Canberra on 1‑2 September.

Today’s decision by the independent Reserve Bank to increase interest rates by half a percentage point is very challenging news for hardworking Australians already doing it tough.

From today, Australian workers will benefit from a boost to their superannuation.

Around 2.8 million Australians are about to get the pay rise they need and deserve – because the Albanese Labor Government fought for it.

Rating agency Moody’s has affirmed Australia’s AAA credit rating, citing Labor’s productivity enhancing reforms that focus on lifting women’s participation in the work