Media releases

The Turnbull Government is taking action now to build an accountable, competitive and stable banking system, introducing legislation today to enact landmark financial services reform.

The Turnbull Government has today legislated a second tranche of major amendments to Australia’s competition law that will better protect small businesses and provide more choice for consumers.

Today I am releasing the preliminary report of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) inquiry into retail electricity prices that I commissioned on March 27 this year.

This week I will attend the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington D.C. on 13-14 October 2017.

The Turnbull Government welcomes the Productivity Commission’s (PC) draft report on horizontal fiscal equalisation (HFE).

Small business owners and their workers now have compelling reasons to be more confident about there being better days ahead.

The Turnbull Government today released an update of the Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land Register, building on our commitment to increase scrutiny and transparency in Australian agriculture a

The responsible budget management of the Turnbull Government has brought the 2016-17 Final Budget Outcome (FBO) in at $4.4 billion better than the underlying cash balance forecast in the 2017-18 Bu

The Turnbull Government today released a Consultation Paper on the proposed National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC), the National Housing Infrastructure Facility (NHIF) and the

The Turnbull Government is continuing to deliver on strengthening accountability in the banking system, today releasing exposure draft legislation for the Banking Executive Accountability Regime (B

The Turnbull Government’s strong support for FinTech has helped Australia become the second largest alternative finance market in the Asia-Pacific, with US$610 million raised in 2016.

Treasurer, the Hon. Scott Morrison and Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, the Hon.

The Turnbull Government is ensuring more Australians have access to secure and affordable housing, a key priority of the Federal Budget announced in May.

Today the Turnbull Government introduced legislation to deliver on the 2017-18 Budget promise to remove the double taxation of digital currency, action that will further cement Australia’s reputati

The Turnbull Government is delivering on its commitment to extend crowd-sourced equity funding to proprietary companies, introducing legislation to the Parliament today which will enact this import

I welcome the release today of the Council of Financial Regulators’ (CFR) policy statements on the regulation of Australian cash equities clearing and settlement services, developed in collaboratio

The Turnbull Government is moving forward on the housing affordability package announced in the Budget. Legislation introduced into the Parliament today will:

The better days ahead for the Australian economy are now beginning to emerge.

Excessive card surcharging will be banned for all businesses from today, 1 September, continuing the Turnbull Government’s ‘taking action now’ approach to delivering fairer financial services for A

Treasurer, the Hon.