BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 20 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning and Minister for Industrial Relations The Honourable Jarrod Bleijie The State of Queensland, Minister for Economic Development Queensland and Fortescue have reached a confidential settlement to resolve their dispute over the former State Government's public funding contributions to Fortescue's ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 20 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Parliament has today passed legislation to help secure the sustainable distribution of cash in Australia. The Albanese Government is delivering a stronger cash distribution system, which is essential for the many Australians and businesses that rely on cash. This legislation complements our reforms that made it mandatory for supermarkets and servos to accept cash for essential items so Australians can...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 20 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Labor Government's legislation to strengthen the tax system has passed the House of Representatives with amendments to extend further transitional support for renewable infrastructure. This is all about protecting taxpayers from misconduct, ensuring foreign residents pay a fair share of tax and facilitating the transition to cheaper, cleaner, more reliable energy. The Treasury Laws Amendment ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 20 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Central Coast man, 63, is scheduled to appear before Wyong Local Court on 7 October, 2026, charged with allegedly threatening a government advisor on social media. An investigation began after an online user allegedly made a threat about the advisor on a social media post. National Security Investigations (NSI) executed a search warrant at a home in Buff Point, NSW, on 20 August, 2026, and seized a mobi...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 20 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: SARAH FERGUSON, HOST:Prime Minister, welcome back. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good evening, Sarah. FERGUSON:Today, you called the decision by the Israeli Defence Force not to conduct a criminalinvestigation into the killing of Zomi Frankcom outrageous. Is it a coverup? PRIME MINISTER:It clearly is an outrage, and there's a need for a far more transparent and clear explanation from the Israeli ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 19 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Amanda Rishworth: Our government has been firmly focused on getting wages moving. And the new data released by the ABS today shows that real wages did grow in the June quarter, and annual nominal wages have now grown above 3percent for 4years under this Labor government. Now, while real wages did grow in the June quarter, they did decrease over the year to the June quarter. And this is not because wages have...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 19 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: Today marks oneyear since the Economic Reform Roundtable brought together leaders from across the country to shape the long‑term economic future of Australia. We have delivered more economic reform in the year since the Roundtable than in the quarter of a century which proceeded it. The Roundtable helped shape a Budget with the most ambitious tax reform, the broadest productivity agenda, and the mos...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 19 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: New data released by the ABS today shows real wages grew in the June quarter and annual nominal wages have now grown above threepercent for all fouryears under this Labor Government. Real wages were up in quarter but down through the year, not because wages have been too low but because inflation is still too high. We're helping to deliver higher wages for workers because we know this is one of the best w...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 19 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese government has delivered more of our ambitious tax reform agenda with the second tranche of legislation passing the Senate today. These reforms deliver billions of dollars in support for business to encourage productive investment and sensible risk taking. This is great news for small businesses across the country and will help drive investment, innovation and resilience across the economy. ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 19 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Finance, Trade, Employment and Training The Honourable Ros Bates * More than 5,200 Queenslanders will get practical skills and pathways into jobs through the latest round of Skilling Queenslanders for Work. * 166 projects will connect jobseekers with employers and opportunities in industries facing worker shortages, with three quarters of the successful pr...