CANBERRA, ACT, May 18 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Joint press conference with The Hon Clare O'Neil MP Minister for Housing, Homelessness and Cities Subjects: 2026 Budget, housing, trusts, polling, Foreign Investment Review Board Jim Chalmers: It's the week after Budget and we'll be in 4 cities in 4days, talking about a budget which is all about helping people through this global oil shock, at the same time as we take some difficult decisions to refo...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 17 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:I'm absolutely delighted to be back in Tasmania, on the banks of the beautiful Derwent. And I'm here with the Premier of Tasmania, Jeremy Rockliff, about a project that we've discussed on my last visit to Tasmania with the State Minister, Kerry Vincent, and with a full crew of my team; Peter Khalil, the Assistant Minister for Defence, who has had responsibility for this ...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 17 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: KATE THWAITES, MEMBER FOR JAGAJAGA: Good morning, everyone. I'm Kate Thwaites, I'm the Member for Jagajaga. It's an absolute pleasure to be welcoming the Prime Minister, the Housing Minister, and my State colleague, Anthony Carbines, here today to Rosanna, where we are going to be putting 45 new homes just here. As you can see, they're just about ready to go. So, that will be people in our community get...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 17 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Federal Government and Rockliff State Government will work together to redevelop and transform Tasmania's Dowsing Point to provide more housing, open space and community infrastructure. The 31-hectare site, which currently houses the Derwent Barracks, has been identified for divestment as part of the Australian Government's response to the independent Defence Estate Audit. The Albanese an...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 17 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: Budget, Budget reply, housing reform, intergenerational equity, tax policies Jim Chalmers: There are 2 very big differences in the Budget and the Budget reply handed down last week. The first one is our Budget was one of the most responsible in memory, and the Budget reply was one of the least responsible. Angus Taylor's Budget reply is a recipe for much bigger deficits, much more debt and mu...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 17 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: tax reform package, capital gains tax changes, productivity David Speers: Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, welcome to the program. Jim Chalmers: Thanks very much, David. Speers: Let's start with this idea from Angus Taylor about indexing tax thresholds. Why won't you end bracket creep once and for all? Chalmers: We are cutting income taxes, we're cutting income taxes 5 times using 3 different me...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 16 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government is celebrating 40 years of the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) and investing in more life-changing research, through the establishment of the Distinguished Fellow for Prevention and Early Intervention in Child Health. The Government is committing $5 million to establish the Distinguished Fellow position. The funding will be used to support the salaries of the Distin...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 16 -- 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 Dame Quentin Bryce, former Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan and my parliamentary colleagues. Director of the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Professor Kathryn North. Professor North is an ...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 16 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between AFP and ABF. A fifth Melbourne man has been charged as part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged access and distribution of ISIS propaganda online. The Meadow Heights man, 25, faced Melbourne Magistrates' Court today (16 May, 2026), after being arrested on arrival at Melbourne International Airport this morning on a flight from Malaysia. He has been charged by ...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 15 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government is appointing MsFiona Trafford‑Walker and MrAdam Tindall as members of the Future Fund Board of Guardians for five‑year terms. These highly qualified appointees will ensure our sovereign wealth fund can continue its strong record of returns for the Australian people. MsTrafford‑Walker is a highly experienced investment professional with over 30years in institutiona...