Media releases

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) today released an update of the World Economic Outlook, which reveals further deterioration in the global economic outlook since October.

Today I am travelling to Sao Paulo, Brazil to attend a meeting of G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors.

The Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook 2008-09 (MYEFO) released today shows that the Budget has felt the full force of the global financial crisis.

The Rudd Government's new measures to make it simpler for bank customers to switch their accounts to another provider become fully operational tomorrow (Saturday).

Today the Rudd Government is proud to launch Australia's Low Pollution Future: The Economics of Climate Change Mitigation.

I have today decided to declare the Hamersley, Goldsworthy and Robe railway lines in the Pilbara region of Western Australia under the National Access Regime in Part IIIA of the Trade Practi

On 12 October 2008, the Rudd Government announced it will guarantee deposits in Australian owned banks, locally incorporated subsidiaries of foreign banks, credit unions and building societies fo

After careful consideration, today I am announcing approval, with conditions, of the proposed acquisition of St George Bank Limited by the Westpac Banking Corporation under the Financial Sec

Today's inflation figures show that Australians are continuing to face higher prices at the same time as they feel the impacts of the global financial crisis.

Today it was my pleasure to meet with the Chairman of China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), His Excellency, Mr Zhang Ping.

Today I will be meeting the Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Board, Ben Bernanke to discuss how the global financial crisis is unfolding and its impacts on the US and other economies.

I welcome today’s release of the 2008 OECD Economic Survey of Australia, which highlights the strength of the Australian economy and strongly endorses the Government’s economic reform agenda.

Today I have met with senior financial market participants from major Wall Street institutions, including Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, the New York Stock Exchange, Standard and Poor’s and Moo

The world economy is facing one of the most significant upheavals in financial markets in recent history and is causing a significant slowdown in global growth.

Today I am travelling to the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank held in Washington DC to continue the Government's strong advocacy for effective international

The release overnight of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF's) Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR) highlights the extremely difficult situation financial markets are currently ex

Today we are pleased to release the Treasury's climate change mitigation policy modelling assumptions book as part of our commitment to developing an economically responsible Carbon Pollution Reduc

Today I am giving a Direction to the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) to invest in Australian residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) as part of the Government's commitment

The Australian Government will nominate Mr Chris Legg, a senior official with the Australian Treasury, for appointment as an Alternate Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund for a tw

Today I announce that the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) will purchase Australian residential mortgage­backed securities (RMBS) as part of the Government's commitment to strong an