Media releases

I am pleased to announce the reappointment of Mrs Catherine Walter AM as a member of the Payments System Board for a further five-year period.

Australia will host an international symposium on regional financial market integration in 2013, bringing together private sector leaders and regulators in the financial services industry from a

Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan and Minister for Health Tanya Plibersek today announced Sydney would have a new centre of excellence to research and treat prostate

Today I am pleased to announce the establishment of a new G20 Studies Centre within the Lowy Institute for International Policy.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Treasurer Wayne Swan today announced that Sydney will host a G20 Finance Ministers' and Central Bank Governors' meeting in 2014.

The Gillard Government is pleased to confirm the appointment of Ms Jillian Broadbent AO as the chair of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) Board for a five-year term and announce the app

Today the nation's condolences go to the people of New Zealand following the news of the deaths of New Zealand soldiers in Afghanistan.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Treasurer Wayne Swan and Senator for Queensland Jan McLucas today announced that Cairns will host a G20 Finance Ministers' and Central Bank Governors' meeting in 2014.

The Gillard Government will provide the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) with new funding of $180.2 million over four years to ensure the corporate watchdog can continue t

Australia welcomes the formation of a new Papua New Guinea Parliament and congratulates Peter O'Neill on his re-election as Prime Minister.

An article on the front page of The Australian today entitled "Inequality has grown on working-class warrior's watch" is factually wrong, including several years of the former Government when ine

Queensland Premier Campbell Newman's determination to talk down his state's economy for base political purposes is undermining confidence, making life harder for Queensland businesses and has bee

The Australian Government will nominate Mr Anthony Baker for appointment as an Executive Director at the Asian Development Bank for a three year term beginning in November 2012.

I am pleased to announce the reappointment of Mr John Akehurst to the Reserve Bank of Australia Board (RBA Board) for a further five-year period commencing 31 August 2012.

Today's data shows that both headline and underlying inflation have continued to moderate through the year, to be at their lowest level in 13 years, providing more evidence that Australia's econ

Australia will pursue membership of the African Development Bank and African Development Fund to support Australia’s efforts to overcome poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals in Af

The IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook points to ongoing uncertainty in the global economy, particularly flowing from further turbulence in Europe, highlighting again the strength of the Austra

Today I will arrive in Beijing to celebrate 40 years of diplomatic relations between Australia and China and to hold a series of key meetings and events to discuss the huge opportunities for our

Today Hong Kong Financial Secretary Mr John Tsang and I are pleased to announce a new high-level dialogue between senior business leaders from Australia and Hong Kong on RMB trade and investment.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Treasurer Wayne Swan today announced that Brisbane will host the G20 Leaders Summit on November 15 and 16, 2014.