CANBERRA, ACT, June 26 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: TOM STEINFORT: Welcome back to today at 8am, after months of debate, Labor's highly contentious tax package has officially passed Parliament. SARAH ABO: For more, we are joined by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra. PM Good morning to you. Good to see you. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good morning. Great to be with you. SARAH ABO: Yeah, look, this was a political victory for you, but it...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 26 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: JAMES GLENDAY, HOST: I'm happy to say we are joined now by the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, who is of course in Canberra. Prime Minister, welcome back to our program. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: G'day, James. Good to be with you. GLENDAY: Now, industrial relations has been a big part of your government's agenda. You've spoken a fair bit about productivity as well, but I suspect productivit...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 25 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The first Bill of the Albanese Labor Government's ambitious tax reform package has just passed the Parliament and will become law. This is a victory for workers, first home buyers and future generations. The Bill that has passed today will help ensure aspiration and opportunity are the birthright of every Australian, not just some. Today we have locked in two more rounds of income tax cuts for millions o...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 25 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: CHARLES CROUCHER: Thank you, Prime Minister. Thank you, everyone, for being here. My name's Charles with the Nine Network. It's lovely to be here and we're going to try and as much as possible get to your questions. So, if you have one from the floor, whack your hand up. Otherwise, use the QR codes you have on the table. If you'd like to double the chances, whack your hand up and use the QR code. And t...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 25 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and I pay my respects to their elders past, present and emerging. Every year, CEDA's State of the Nation Conference invites all of us caught up in the busy rush of a Parliamentary sitting week, to take a breath. To zoom out from the day to day, hour by hour, minute by minute political contest, and look to the long term. CED...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 25 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The latest jobs data shows Australia's labour market remains resilient, even as global economic pressures continue. The unemployment rate fell to 4.4percent in May, remaining low by historical standards and demonstrating that the labour market is one of our key strengths in this period of global economic uncertainty. Importantly, 40,300 more Australians were in work over the month. This was at the higher ...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 25 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, and I pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging. I'd also like to acknowledge Australian Local Government Association President, Mayor Matt Burnett and ALGA Board and Vice Presidents, Councillor Darriea Turley and Mayor Stuart James. As well as councillors, mayors, shire presidents, delegates and distinguished gu...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 24 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and I pay my respects to their elders past, present and emerging. I acknowledge members and senators here this evening. And members of the diplomatic corps. I extend my thanks to Embassy staff, and I particularly want to acknowledge Chargee d'Affaires, Erika Olson. Erika has led the American mission in Australia with disti...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 24 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show headline inflation fell in both monthly and annual terms. Inflation came off substantially in the month of May and moderated in annual terms. This is the second consecutive month that headline inflation has moderated. Today's data was much better than market expectations and forecasts. Headline inflation fell 0.7 per cent in the month of May 2026...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 24 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: An Adelaide man has been charged with allegedly posting threatening messages online, including antisemitic posts on social media. The AFP's National Security Investigations (NSI) team launched an investigation in October 2025 after it received reports of a series of online antisemitic comments and threats, including towards a Commonwealth official. AFP investigators allegedly linked some of the posts to a ...