Media releases

The Treasurer today announced the reappointment of 12 members, the appointment of eight new members and the appointment of a New Zealand representative to the Takeovers Panel.

From today, higher thresholds for collective bargaining notifications will be available for certain industries.

The Treasurer will release Australia’s second Intergenerational Report – IGR2 – on 2 April 2007 at the National Press Club, Canberra.

Today the Government allocated over $3 million in additional funding to support key Australian corporate regulators from the interest generated on the Companies Unclaimed Monies Account.

The man who helped rack up $96 billion in net debt and left Australian taxpayers with a $10 billion Budget deficit – after promising it was in surplus – has praised Kevin Rudd’s proposal to raid

“It has to be a locked box. We have to make the Future Fund a locked box.”

All Australians who follow AFL will feel a sense of loss with the passing of Ron Evans, former Chairman of the AFL and Chairman of the Essendon Football Club, at the age of 67.  His service to t

National Accounts data released this morning by the ABS show strong economic growth. GDP increased by 1.0 per cent in the December quarter to be 2.8 per cent higher than a year ago.

Airline Partners Australia (APA) notified an application in respect of Qantas Airways Ltd under the Foreign Acquisition and Takeovers Act 1975 (FATA) on 5 February 2007 and subsequently

Today I release a discussion paper reviewing sanctions in the Corporations Act 2001 and the Austr

The Productivity Commission’s annual regulation review process will commence on 1 April 2007.  The first review will focus on the regulatory burden on business in the agriculture, forestry, fishing

The Government has announced that it will be introducing legislation to strengthen the secondary boycott provisions of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (TPA). 

David Gazard has assumed responsibility for the position of Senior Media Adviser to the Treasurer. His contact details are as follows:

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Ric Battellino as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) for a term of five years, with effect from 14 February 2007.

The Treasurer and Minister for Small Business and Tourism today released exposure draft legislation containing proposals to reduce compliance burdens for small businesses.

The Treasurer and Minister for Small Business and Tourism today released exposure draft legislation containing proposals to reduce compliance burdens for small businesses.

Efforts to further the development of an Australia–New Zealand Single Economic Market have been underscored by the annual bilateral between New Zealand Finance Minister Dr Michael Cullen and Aus

The Treasurer will meet with his counterpart, the New Zealand Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister, Dr Michael Cullen on Monday 29 January 2007 in Wellington, New Zealand for talks on Tr

The Treasurer today announced the appointment of Mr David Crawford as President, and the reappointment of Dr Douglas McTaggart, Ms Virginia Hickey and Mr Rodney Sims as Councillors, of the National

The Australian Government’s Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2006 (the Act) and supporting regulations will commence from 1 January 2007.