Media releases

The Gillard Government today announced key reforms to help deal with unfair mortgage exit fees.

This weekend I will represent Australia at the G20 Leaders' Summit in Toronto, Canada, on behalf of Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

The Treasurer, Wayne Swan, and the Assistant Treasurer, Senator Nick Sherry, today released the terms of reference for the Productivity Commission report on the impacts and benefits of Council

The Australian Government today announced that Queensland should expect more than $2 billion in additional infrastructure investment from the new $6 billion Regional Infrastructure Fund.

The Australian Government today announced that it will establish a new $6 billion Regional Infrastructure Fund.

In the coming days I will attend the G20 Finance Ministers' Meeting in South Korea to discuss recent global developments and continue work on key reforms. 

Today's National Accounts report a solid outcome for the Australian economy in the March quarter, but with uneven outcomes across different sectors.

The latest OECD Economic Outlook highlights that Australia's economic growth and employment outlook is amongst the best in the OECD and has welcomed the Government's fiscal settings and strategy in

This morning Shadow Finance Minister Andrew Robb has continued his recent run of economic incompetence and ignorance, describing independent analysis published by the National Bureau of Research Ec

In recent days the Shadow Treasurer has demonstrated again the very real risk his sloppiness and irrationality pose to the Australian economy.

The 2010-11 Budget delivers the highest standards of responsible economic management to strengthen our economy and secure future growth.

The 2010-11 Budget shows the Australian economy is emerging from the global recession in an enviable position, having outperformed every other advanced economy.

The Rudd Government will invest more than $660 million in training, apprenticeships and adult literacy and numeracy to ensure Australia has the skills it needs to support a growing economy.

The Rudd Government is investing massively in vital economic infrastructure to build up Australia's economic capacity and face the future with confidence.

The Rudd Government will make it easier to fill out tax returns by offering a standard tax deduction that is expected to deliver a bigger tax return for 6.4 million Australians.

The Rudd Government will encourage Australians to save and help boost our national savings with a new tax incentive that cuts the tax paid on up to $1,000 of interest income from a range of savings

The Rudd Government will boost competition in business lending with important reforms to make it easier for businesses to borrow directly from retail investors and reduce their reliance on borrowin

The Government will help Australians trying to realise the dream of home ownership by allowing First Home Saver Account-holders more flexibility to buy their first home.

The Rudd Government will deliver its third round of tax cuts from 1 July this year to help millions of Australian families with cost of living pressures and reward their hard work.

To ensure that Australians on low incomes remain exempt from the Medicare Levy, the Government will increase the Medicare Levy low‑income thresholds.