Media releases

Today’s Consumer Price Index shows the All Groups CPI increased by 0.8 per cent in the June quarter 2000 to be 3.2 per cent higher than a year ago, largely reflecting rising petro

The Treasurer has announced that the Government has no foreign investment policy objections to the proposal by Rio Tinto Limited’s (RTL) to acquire up to 100 per cent of North Limited’s sha

John Della Bosca, the Beazley candidate to be the next President of the ALP, has dramatically exposed the fraud and futility of the campaign waged against tax reform by his Federal leader K

For three years Labor has been saying GST cannot be made fair and should never be introduced. Now Labor says it will keep it. Then Labor said it would "roll-back" GST.

Now we know what Labor’s "roll-back" means: stealing the revenue from the States and keeping it all for themselves.

I was very saddened to learn of the death of Mrs Vivian Statham (nee Bullwinkel) AO MBE ED, who died in hospital in Perth on 3 July 2000.

The Tasmanian Government has attempted to use the cover of the New Tax System to remove State subsidies on petrol and diesel fuel.

Low alcohol beer will continue to be sold at lower prices following agreement by the NSW Government to maintain its subsidy.

After huffing and puffing for almost 3 years about Labor’s absolute opposition to Goods and Services Tax, all Kim Beazley could tell Australia this evening was that he would keep it.

Key legislation was passed by Parliament today which will make the tax system fairer for all taxpayers.

The Treasurer, the Hon Peter Costello, MP, today announced the nomination of Mr Gary Johnston, a senior official with the Commonwealth Treasury, to the position of Alternate Execu

Today I am announcing that the Government has decided to amend the income tax law to allow tax deductions for gifts to the value of $2 or more to the Mount Macedon Memorial Cross

The Government will be recommending to the Governor General that Mr Dennis Trewin be appointed as Australian Statistician.

The Government will amend the Copyright Act to allow for parallel importation of legitimately produced books, periodicals, printed music, and software products including computer-

The OECD Ministerial meeting in Paris has called for a new WTO trade round to be launched as soon as possible, endorsed updated Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and addres

Acting Treasurer and Minister for Finance and Administration, the Hon John Fahey MP, today advised that the Treasurer has written to the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory,

The first report of the OECD Growth Project "Is There a New Economy?" has singled out Australia as one of six countries as the fast-growth new economies of the 1990s.

Acting Treasurer and Minister for Finance and Administration, the Hon John Fahey MP, today reiterated the Governments expectation that the fuel industry pass on cost savings gener

We are announcing today a reduction in petrol and diesel excise rates from 1 July.

The Government will legislate to ensure that organisations whose main activity is promoting the prevention or control of disease or illness in people can continue to access import