CANBERRA, ACT, May 12 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Labor Government will deliver a major fuel security and price relief package in the Budget, investing $14.8billion to immediately secure more fuel, strengthen Australia's supply chains and build long‑term resilience to future fuel shocks. The Strengthening Australia's Fuel Resilience package will deliver more fuel for Australian motorists, and more fuel security in Australia's economy. T...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 12 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Labor Government is backing small businesses as part of our $3.5billion of new business tax relief to boost investment, increase cash flow and support growth. Australia's 2.7million small businesses are the backbone of our economy and this Budget gives them the tools they need to thrive. Small businesses create jobs and support local communities, but they're also on the front line of cost pres...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 12 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: This is a responsible Budget that is all about resilience and reform. It's all about getting Australians through the global oil shock and building an economy that works for more people. We're delivering more cost‑of‑living help and building a more productive economy, a better tax system, a fairer housing market and a stronger and more sustainable budget. The conflict in the Middle East is weig...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 12 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release by the Australian Federal Police, ACT Policing and ASIO. A Canberra teenager has been charged by the ACT Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) with additional terrorism offences, including acts in preparation for a terrorist act. The youth, 17, is the first person to be charged with planning a terrorist act in the ACT. It is alleged the teenager was planning an attack on people ...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 12 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Two NSW men are scheduled to appear in Downing Centre Local Court today (12 May, 2026) charged with affray following an altercation in a taxi holding bay at Sydney Airport. The AFP will allege the men, aged 30 and 48, got into an altercation in the Sydney Domestic Airport taxi holding bay on 31 March, 2026, following a traffic incident. AFP officers attended the scene and located a man, 30, who was unrespo...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 12 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: impact of the war in the Middle East, tax reform, federal Budget Melissa Clarke: Treasurer Jim Chalmers will deliver the Budget to parliament tonight. He joins me now. Jim Chalmers, thanks very much for speaking with AM this morning. Jim Chalmers: Thanks for having me back on your show, Mel. Clarke: So, can you explain for me the impact that the war in Iran and inflation and how that has a...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 12 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Labor Government isdelivering a new round of tax cuts, helping more Australians realise the dream of home ownership and supporting investment and innovation through the most significant tax reform package in more than a quarter of a century. This is about tax relief and tax reform to make our economy work in the interests of more Australians, businesses and future generations. This tax pa...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 11 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: MURRAY JONES, HOST:Well, as we know, Cairns is turning 150 years of age this year and the old girl at the radio station is turning 90 years of age. The first radio station here in Cairns, she's even older than me. To help me celebrate this special occasion, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Good morning. How are you today? ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good morning, Murray. Congratulations to you a...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 11 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: SALLY SARA, HOST: Well, the Federal Government is tomorrow handing down a high-stakes Budget amid stubborn inflation and significant global uncertainty. The Federal Treasurer, Jim Chalmers promises the Budget will take the hard road of reform rather than the path of least resistance, flagging tax changes to tackle intergenerational equity. Anthony Albanese is the Prime Minister and joins me now. Prime M...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 10 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: federal Budget, tax policy, housing, Farrer by-election Andrew Clenell: All right, the big moment here. Joining me on the program is the Treasurer, Jim Chalmers. Jim Chalmers, thanks for joining me on this Mother's Day. Jim Chalmers: Thanks, Andrew. Good to see you. Clennell: Now, it's my clear understanding you will be dropping negative gearing for existing properties going forward and yo...