CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 1 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: Today I had my first call with Indonesia's new Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, building on the strong and enduring relationship between our two countries. Australia has a close friendship and strategic partnership with Indonesia and our work together is even more critical at a time of heightened global uncertainty. We discussed how we can enhance our economic cooperation to make our economies strong...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 1 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Labor Government is today delivering a fourth increase in award wages to the dedicated workers who provide aged care services to older Australians. This is good for workers, good for the economy and will help with the cost of living. Workers in aged care deliver the very best care for our loved ones, but their work has been undervalued for too long and every worker in the sector should be able...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 1 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: From today, first home buyers can realise their dream of home ownership sooner with the launch of 5 per cent deposits for all first home buyers, delivered months ahead of schedule. The Albanese Government's expanded 5 per cent deposit scheme guarantees a portion of a buyer's home loan, cutting years off the time it takes to save for a deposit and saving on Lenders Mortgage Insurance. Already more than...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 1 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Fantastic to be in my electorate of Grayndler, here in Annandale with Clare O'Neil, the Housing Minister. And this morning we had the opportunity to meet with Maria. Maria's a young woman who's got into her first unit here in Annandale. And she couldn't have done that without taking up the opportunity to have mortgage insurance taken by the Commonwealth Government and p...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 30 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects:interest rates decision, Seven West and Southern Cross, housing approvals data Jim Chalmers: Today, unsurprisingly, the independent Reserve Bank left the cash rate on hold at 3.60percent. This is not the outcome that millions of Australian homeowners would have wanted but it's certainly the outcome that markets and economists were expecting. Interest rates have already come down 3 times in 6...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 30 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Australia welcomes President Trump's plan to bring peace to Gaza after almost two years of conflict and a devastating loss of civilian life. Australia has consistently been part of international calls for a ceasefire, return of the hostages, and flow of aid to Gaza. I welcomed the opportunity to discuss this plan with other leaders over the past week. Australia affirms the plan's commitment to deny...
Belconnen, ACT, Sept. 30 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Two people have been charged following an overnight pursuit across multiple Canberra suburbs. Police first noticed a silver Nissan SUV speeding and driving on the wrong side of the road at the intersection of Springvale Drive and Belconnen Way at about 1.40am this morning (Tuesday, 30 September 2025). Officers attempted to stop the vehicle on Shumack Street after recording the vehicle driving at 100km/h in a 60km/h z...
SYDNEY, Sept. 30 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its bi-annual intermediated general insurance statistics for June 2025. The intermediated general insurance statistics publication provides an overview of intermediated general insurance placed with APRA-authorised general insurers, Lloyd's underwriters and unauthorised foreign insurers (UFIs). The June 2025 intermediated genera...
SYDNEY, Sept. 30 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its Monthly Authorised Deposit-taking Institution Statistics (MADIS) publication for August 2025. Copies of the August 2025 publication are available on the APRA website at: Monthly Authorised Deposit-taking Institution Statistics publication. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 30 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: International ratings agency S&P has today reaffirmed Australia's AAA credit rating. This is a resounding endorsement of the Albanese Labor Government's responsible economic management. It shows that under Labor, Australia has one of the best budgets in the G20. "Australia's fiscal performance is sound. Australia's economic outlook is sound." the report reads. "Sound fiscal metrics support our 'AAA' lo...