Media releases

The Gillard Government is pleased to announce the invitation list, program and facilitators for the Tax Forum to be held in Canberra on 4 and 5 October.

The Gillard Labor Government will introduce a new advance facility into its Steel Transformation Plan (STP) to provide further support for Australian jobs and to help ensure the future of the Aus

The Gillard Labor Government will provide immediate and practical support to affected workers and communities following BlueScope Steel's decision to reduce its operations.

The Gillard Government will give Australians the freedom to switch deposit accounts with the stroke of a pen, making it much easier to walk down the road and get a better deal on their hard-earne

We, the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of the G-20, affirm our commitment to take all necessary initiatives in a coordinated way to support financial stability and to foster stronger

The International Monetary Fund has overnight strongly endorsed the Gillard Government's responsible economic and fiscal management, and confirmed our nation's outlook remains strong despite rene

The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, and the Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan today launched the National Broadband Network (NBN) in Kiama

The Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer, Wayne Swan, and the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Greg Combet, today released exposure drafts of the key bills in the Government's C

Today we release a discussion paper to inform public debate on priorities and directions for continuing tax reform in the lead-up to the Tax Forum on 4-5 October.

Considerable progress has been made in further strengthening trans-Tasman ties, New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bill English and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Treasure

Today I will meet with the New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bill English in Wellington to discuss how we can further strengthen our already strong economic relationship and wo

Today the Government calls on all Opposition Members and Senators to declare if they will follow Tony Abbott and vote against cost of living help that will leave millions of Australian household bu

Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Wayne Swan and Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Greg Combet today announced the Gillard Government's plan for a cl

Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Wayne Swan and Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Greg Combet today announced the Australian Government's carbon pri

More than half of the revenue raised by putting a price on carbon pollution will go to households to help meet price impacts.

The Gillard Government will provide Australia's 3.4 million pensioners with extra payments that at least offset all of their expected price impact under a carbon price.

The Gillard Government's household assistance combines tax cuts to help household budgets with significant tax reform that will simplify the tax system and free over one million Australians from ha

The Gillard Government understands fuel costs are a significant share of many household budgets and will ensure that households, tradies, farmers and many small businesses do not face a carbon pric

The Gillard Government today released extensive modelling that shows Australia's economy will continue to grow strongly at the same time as we cut carbon pollution.

Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Wayne Swan and Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Greg Combet today announced a program worth $9.2 billion over its first three years to support j