Media releases

As part of the Government’s Secure and Sustainable Pension Reform, in 2017 the qualifying age for the Age Pension will gradually increase from 65 to 67 by 2023.

New indexation arrangements will better reflect cost of living increases for pensioners as part of the Government’s Secure and Sustainable Pension Reform.

The Australian Government’s Secure and Sustainable Pensions Reform include measures to better target the largest pension payments to those who most need support.

Age and service pensioners will be able to keep more of the money they earn through part time work under the Australian Government’s Secure and Sustainable Pension Reform.

Around 500,000 carers across Australia will receive a new, permanent, Carer Supplement to help them meet the significant financial challenges they face, as part of the Government’s Secure and S

Around 720,000 Australians receiving the Disability Support Pension will receive pension increases as part of the Government’s Secure and Sustainable Pensions Reforms.

The Australian Government is taking steps to provide certainty to pensioners who live in aged care facilities and public housing who are concerned about the impact of the pension rise on their r

The findings of the review of Australia’s pension system and the review of retirement incomes were today officially released by the Australian Government.

The Government is rebalancing the suite of policies supporting private health insurance – so that those with a greater capacity to pay for their own private health insurance do so.

Tonight the Rudd Government announces it will extend the highly successful First Home Owner’s Boost (FHOB) for an extra six months to support more Australian jobs and help more Australians realis

I am pleased to announce the Government’s intention to appoint Mr David Borthwick PSM as the Government’s nominee Director and Chair of the Australian Business Investment Partnership (ABIP), cont

Today I approve the application by Anshan Iron and Steel Group Corporation (Ansteel) to acquire an additional shareholding in Gindalbie Metals Ltd, up to a maximum of 36.28 per cent, conditional up

Today I inspected social housing units in the Brisbane suburb of Nundah in my electorate where work is being carried out under the Rudd Government's Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan.

Today I approve a revised application by China Minmetals Non-ferrous Metals Co Ltd to acquire certain mining assets of OZ Minerals Ltd, but not including the Prominent Hill mine, conditional on leg

Tomorrow I will meet with my fellow G-20 Finance Ministers in Washington DC to discuss the deteriorating state of the global economy in advance of the upcoming Budget, as well as actions to tackl

In its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) released overnight the IMF paints a bleak outlook for the global economy, and particularly for advanced economies, which are expected to contra

Today’s CPI result shows that inflationary pressures continue to moderate in response to the global recession and its effects on the domestic economy.

In its Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR) released overnight the International Monetary Fund (IMF) paints a sobering picture of the ongoing challenges facing the global financial s

The Treasurer will deliver the 2009-10 Budget on Tuesday 12 May 2009, with his Budget Speech beginning in the House of Representatives of the Federal Parliament at 7.30pm (AEST).

Today, the Rudd Government has released a Regulatory Reform discussion paper to seek public comment on ways to improve telecommunications regulations to make it work more effectively in the inter