Media releases

Today I am announcing approval, with conditions, of the proposed acquisition of the Bank of Western Australia (BankWest) and St.

Treasurer Wayne Swan, Minister for Climate Change Senator Penny Wong and Minister for the Environment Peter Garrett today released details on the Government's 20 per cent Renewable Energy Target

Today I am giving a Direction to the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) to increase the issuance of Commonwealth Government securities by up to a further $5 billion, to $60 billion.

Today I am pleased to announce further action by the Rudd Government to boost economic activity and support jobs with a 10 per cent temporary investment allowance - in the form of an additional tax

Today we are pleased to announce the Rudd Government will take further action to help Australian small businesses to weather the global financial crisis by cutting the quarterly pay-as-you-go (PAYG

Families and pensioners will start receiving their payments today from the Rudd Government's $10.4 billion Economic Security Strategy to strengthen the economy in the face of the global financial

Treasurer Wayne Swan and Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong, today released the guidelines that will govern the Rudd Government's $1 billion National Urban Water and Desalina

Today we depart for Beijing, China, to hold talks with members of the Chinese Government on economic issues.

Today I am pleased to announce a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) will be established with the support of leading Australian banks to provide liquidity to car dealer financiers who have encountered

The Government has asked the Australia's Future Tax System Review panel to bring forward its consideration of the retirement income system and report by the end of March 2009.

Today’s National Accounts are a positive outcome for Australia, in the context of a rapidly deteriorating global environment.

Today’s release of the Balance of Payments shows a significant narrowing in the current account deficit in the September quarter to $9.7 billion, representing 3.3 per cent of June quarter nominal

From today, the fee structure for large deposits and wholesale funding for the Government’s guarantee comes into effect.

Today I invite Australian families, individuals, business and community groups to submit their ideas for the 2009-10 Budget.

I welcome the first two investments by the Australia Office of Financial Management (AOFM) in Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (RMBS) under the Government's initiative to invest $8 billion

Today I will meet a number of key private sector representatives in New York to discuss how the financial crisis is unfolding and how it is impacting on the prospects for global growth and commod

The Rudd Government will introduce a transitional safety net to cover charities looking to participate in the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS).

Today I will hold meetings with key financial market participants and the New York Federal Reserve.

Today I will begin meetings in Washington D.C. with key US economic policy makers in preparation for the G20 Leaders' meeting which the Prime Minister and I will attend this week.

Today I will be meeting with my counterparts ahead of the G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil.