Media releases

Acting Prime Minister and Treasurer Wayne Swan announced further support for communities ravaged by Tropical Cyclone Yasi today. The Acting Prime Minister announced that:

I welcome the appointment of Mr Bret Walker SC as Australia's inaugural Independent National Security Legislation Monitor.

The Gillard Government will provide up to $160 million for the next stage of the Townsville Ring Road in next month's Budget as part of our commitment to deliver the critical infrastructure needed

Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer, Wayne Swan, Minister Assisting the Attorney-General on Queensland Floods Recovery, Senator Joe Ludwig, and Premier Anna Bligh today announced an assistance pa

Tomorrow I will meet with G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in Washington DC before attending this weekend's Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank.

Today I will depart for the United States to attend the G20 Finance Ministers' Meeting and the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington DC.

Today I announce that I have directed the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) to invest a further $4 billion in high-quality, AAA-rated Australian residential mortgage-backed securitie

After long and careful deliberations, I have today made an order under the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 (the Act) prohibiting the acquisition of ASX Limited (ASX) by Singa

The Treasurer will deliver the 2011-12 Budget on Tuesday 10 May 2011, with his Budget speech beginning in the House of Representatives around 7.30 pm (AEST).

The Gillard Government has commissioned a review of the distribution of revenue from the Goods and Services Tax to the States and Territories.

The Gillard Government will establish an Advisory Panel on the Economic Potential of Senior Australians to ensure the potential of the older members of our community is considered in a range of p

I am pleased to appoint Ms Catherine Tanna and Dr John Edwards to the Reserve Bank of Australia Board (RBA Board).

The Gillard Government has taken further steps in our broad agenda to promote a competitive and sustainable banking system that delivers a better deal for households and small businesses.

The Gillard Government has taken its next step in the implementation of resource taxation reforms that will deliver a boost to national savings, a cut to company taxation, and provide investment in

The Gillard Government's ban on mortgage exit fees passed into law today and will apply to all new home loans from 1 July 2011, a victory for Australian families.

The Government today released details of the next steps in its action on cutting pollution and moving to a clean energy future.

The Minister for Finance and Deregulation, Senator Penny Wong, and Treasurer Wayne Swan today announced new appointments to the Future Fund Board of Guardians.

Over two days in October, the Gillard Government looks forward to hosting approximately 150 representatives of community groups, businesses, unions, and governments, as well as academics and tax

Japan has been hit by a truly horrific earthquake and tsunami. The offshore quake is reported to have been 8.4 on the Richter scale.

I look forward to hosting His Excellency Professor Dr Boediono, the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia who is visiting Australia as a guest of the Government and will be in Canberra tom