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Media releases
2011
Extra Support for Pensioners and Self-Funded Retirees
The Gillard Government will provide Australia's 3.4 million pensioners with extra payments that at least offset all of their expected price impact under a carbon price.
Combining Tax Cuts with Significant Tax Reform
The Gillard Government's household assistance combines tax cuts to help household budgets with significant tax reform that will simplify the tax system and free over one million Australians from ha
Transport Under a Carbon Price
The Gillard Government understands fuel costs are a significant share of many household budgets and will ensure that households, tradies, farmers and many small businesses do not face a carbon pric
Strong Growth, Low Pollution Under a Carbon Price
The Gillard Government today released extensive modelling that shows Australia's economy will continue to grow strongly at the same time as we cut carbon pollution.
Jobs and Competitiveness Program for Australian Businesses
Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Wayne Swan and Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Greg Combet today announced a program worth $9.2 billion over its first three years to support j
Helping Small Business Adjust to a Carbon Price
Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Wayne Swan, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Greg Combet and Minister for Small Business Senator Nick Sherry today announced initiatives to help
Government Supports Innovation and Renewable Energy
Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Wayne Swan, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Greg Combet, Minister for Resources and Energy Martin Ferguson and Mi
Bernie Fraser to Head Climate Change Authority
The Gillard Government is pleased to announce that it intends to appoint the former Reserve Bank Governor and former Treasury Secretary Bernie Fraser as Chairman of the new Climate Change Authority
Getting a Better Deal on Credit Cards and Mortgages
The Gillard Government is proud to deliver important new laws giving Australian consumers a fairer go with their credit cards and helping them easily compare home-loan offers side by side so the
1 July Cost of Living Help for Australian Families
The Gillard Government recognises there are genuine cost of living pressures across the country and not everyone is seeing the benefits of a strong economy.
Selection of the Managing Director of the IMF
It is important that the new IMF Managing Director be selected in an open and transparent process with the candidate chosen on the basis of merit and not nationality.
Parliament Approves Key Budget Bills
The Government welcomes the passage of key bills for the 2011-12 Budget that gets us back in the black, gets more Australians into jobs and spreads the opportunities of the mining boom.
NBN Rollout to Benefit from Agreement with Optus
The Gillard Government today welcomed the announcement by NBN Co and Optus that they had entered into an agreement that will see Optus decommission its Hybrid Fibre Coaxial (HFC) cable network and
Senate Supports Government Ban on Mortgage Exit Fees
I welcome the decision by the Senate today to vote in favour of the Government’s ban on mortgage exit fees on new home loans from 1 July.
IMF World Economic Outlook - June 2011
The IMF's June World Economic Outlook (WEO) confirms that Australia's economic outlook and fundamentals remain strong, despite further financial instability and increased threats to the global r
Rod Sims Confirmed as ACCC Chairman
The Governor-General has appointed Rod Sims as the next Chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) after he received the unanimous support of the States and Territories
Crossbench Support Means New R&D Tax Credit Will Start on 1 July 2011
Australian companies will become more innovative and globally competitive thanks to the new R&D tax incentive.
Exposure Draft - Minerals Resource Rent Tax
The Treasury has today released for public comment draft legislation for the introduction of the Minerals Resource Rent Tax (MRRT).
Phasing out the Dependent Spouse Tax Offset
The Gillard Government will phase out the tax offset for dependent spouses currently aged less than 40 to help encourage more Australians into paid employment.
Productivity Commission Study Shows World Acting on Climate Change
The Productivity Commission's comprehensive study of carbon policies in key economies confirms the world is increasingly acting on climate change and a carbon price is the lowest-cost way to cut po