Media releases

The Gillard Government welcomes the release overnight of the final details of new global capital and liquidity standards by the Basel Committee for Banking Supervision (BCBS).

Today the Gillard Government is announcing it will take further action to promote a competitive and sustainable banking system to give every Australian a fairer go.

Today I invite Australian families, individuals, businesses and community groups to submit their ideas and priorities for the 2011-12 Budget.

Australian business leaders this morning held productive talks with the Government to discuss the country's transition to a low-pollution economy.

The Business Roundtable on Climate Change will hold its first meeting tomorrow at Parliament House in Canberra, bringing together leaders from across the economy including the mining, transport, ma

I'm proud of Australia's stunning economic success during the first three years of this Labor Government:

The Government welcomes the establishment of a committee to advise on the most appropriate structure for the proposed Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO).

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Brian Wilson as a member of the Payments System Board for a five-year period.

Today's OECD Economic Outlook confirms Australia's economy continues to be one of the best performing in the developed world with enviable growth and unemployment forecasts.

I am pleased to announce the reappointment of Mr Roger Corbett AO as a member of the Reserve Bank of Australia Board (RBA Board) for a further five-year period commencing 2 December.

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The 2010 Economic Survey of Australia released by the OECD today has strongly endorsed the Government's economic management and strategy to further strengthen our economy.

The Prime Minister and I will attend the G20 Leaders' Summit in Seoul, South Korea on Thursday and Friday.

The 2010‑11 Mid‑Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) released today forecasts strong growth, falling unemployment, and the fastest positive turnaround in the budget in more than 40

I am very pleased to be joining my ministerial counterparts at the APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting in Kyoto, Japan, where we will focus on efforts to support economic growth and development in o

Tomorrow, I will meet with the Vice-Premier of China, Li Keqiang, in Beijing to further strengthen our already strong economic relationship so that it benefits all Australians.

The Gillard Government welcomes the announcement today from BG Group that it will invest US$15 billion in the development of its coal seam gas liquefied natural gas (LNG) operations to export gas f

The Government is releasing additional material underlying the Australia's Future Tax System (AFTS) Review to promote a constructive discussion in our community about tax reform.

Today's inflation figures show that both CPI inflation and underlying inflation in the Australian economy have continued to moderate through the year, with underlying inflation easing to its low

I welcome the real progress made by the G20 in Korea this weekend toward delivering on its objective of strong, sustainable and balanced global growth.