Labour Force data released today shows unemployment hit 4.7% in September, with youth unemployment jumping up to 11.1%, more than double the national rate. Both are at the highest rate seen in 5 years – when the unemployment rate was driven to historic lows under the Coalition’s Government’s pandemic recovery. Earlier this week the IMF Read More >
“Small and family businesses are being handed a bill of up to $13.3 billion for the cost of valuations, advisers and stamp duty because our Taxaholic Treasurer broke his election promise and can’t kick his spending addiction”, said Shadow Treasurer, Tim Wilson. Mr Wilson’s comments come in the wake of the Albanese government introducing its Read More >
A future Coalition Government will scrap climate reporting red tape which is making life harder for Australian businesses. The Liberals and Nationals will today introduce the Treasury Laws Amendment (Scrapping Scope 3) Bill 2026 to the Senate to mandatory Scope 3 emissions reporting and remove Group 3 entities from mandatory sustainability reporting, cutting unnecessary compliance Read More >
“The latest report from the International Monetary Fund has called time on the Albanese government’s economic model, and the Treasurer’s spending addiction, because it is fuelling inflation and higher interest rates”, said Shadow Treasurer, Tim Wilson. Mr Wilson’s comments come in the wake of the IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook. The report downgraded Australia’s growth Read More >
E&OE… Thank you, Speaker. And I join the Prime Minister in commemorating the 25th anniversary of Australian service in the war in Afghanistan. In the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, in America’s darkest hour, Australia stood by our ally and dear friend. On 14 September, showing moral clarity and leadership, John Howard invoked Read More >
Thank you, Speaker. On 7 October 2023, Hamas terrorists invaded and attacked Israel. The terrorists from Gaza came not only equipped with guns and grenades, they also wore body cams and carried mobile phones to film their barbarous acts. They felt no guilt. They acted with glee. They weaponised rape. They tortured and mutilated children, Read More >
Today is the 25th anniversary of the start of Operation Slipper – the Australian Defence Force’s first declared mission in Afghanistan in what would be our longest war. In the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001 – in America’s darkest hour – Australia stood by our ally and dear friend. On 14 September, Read More >
“The Treasurer’s incompetence, record of unintended consequences and kneecapping of small businesses means he must abandon his proposed laws on trusts, or risk another ATO credit card ban circus”, said Shadow Treasurer, Tim Wilson. Mr Wilson’s comments follow media reports that the Government is seeking to introduce its legislation on trusts this sitting week. “Confidence Read More >
Check against delivery / E&OE Good morning CPAC. It’s great to be with you. When the Liberal Party was last in government, we got some big things right, but we got some important things wrong too. We stopped the boats. But we made the mistake of allowing immigration numbers to creep up, especially student and Read More >
A future Coalition Government will stop Australia’s resources industry being ruined by activists, who are doing everything possible to shut down Australian mining and prosperity. The Liberals and Nationals will be introducing the Australian Resources Exports and Jobs Protection Bill, ensuring coal, gas and other resource projects cannot be stopped on the basis of emissions occurring overseas. Read More >
“After a week of Ministers defending the Albanese government’s assault on small business through the ATO credit card ban, and the Coalition announcing it would force a change if the government didn’t act, the Prime Minister has finally dragged the Treasurer into giving small business a stay of execution, but not a solution”, said Shadow Read More >
Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, needs to front up like a shop owner when times are tough, listen to small business and overturn his ATO and their assault on small business cash flow and credit card payment ban. Jim Chalmers has spent his week on a trip of desperation to convince Japanese investors he isn’t a sovereign Read More >
Today’s High Court decision on the Mount Pleasant coal mine is a direct threat to the Hunter, to thousands of future mining jobs and to Australia’s standing as a reliable energy exporter. The Albanese and Minns Labor Governments must act immediately to fix the law. The ruling means local planning authorities must now consider the Read More >
Three years ago today, Hamas terrorists invaded and attacked Israel. The terrorists from Gaza came not only equipped with guns and grenades, they also wore body cams and carried mobile phones to film their barbarous acts. They felt no guilt. They acted with glee. They weaponised rape. They tortured and mutilated children, women and men. Read More >
The Liberals and Nationals will deliver the largest cut to immigration in Australian history to deliver more homes for Australians, take pressure off frontline services, and protect our way of life. We will take back control of our migration system to make it work for Australia by bringing in the right people in the right Read More >
On behalf of the Federal Opposition, we offer our heartfelt thoughts and condolences for the family, loved ones, and unit mates of an Australian Army soldier who tragically died during a training exercise in the Northern Territory yesterday at the Mount Bundey Training Area. It’s another tragic reminder that our men and women warfighters put Read More >
The Reserve Bank’s October 2026 Financial Stability Review confirms the downturn in the housing market is leading to negative equity for first home buyers lured into a falling property market by the government’s 5% Deposit Scheme. In its latest FSR out today, the RBA warned that recent buyers and high-LVR borrowers “are more likely to Read More >
Thank you Frank. Thank you very much for having me. And congratulations to the H.R. Nicholls Society on forty years. Forty years is an impressive milestone for any organisation. It is perhaps even more impressive for an organisation that has spent much of those forty years being variously dismissed as radical, ideological, extreme or, worst Read More >
“The Albanese government’s war on small business has continued with higher costs from surcharge bans, followed by the ATO’s announcement they’ve closed paying tax bills by card because of surcharging. These changes double-tap small business with higher costs”, said Shadow Treasurer, Tim Wilson. Mr Wilson’s comments come in the wake of the credit card surcharge Read More >
“The Albanese government is waving the white flag on inflation and surrendering to persistent inflation and more rate hikes that risk break families and small business”, said Shadow Treasurer, Tim Wilson. Mr Wilson’s comments come in the wake of the latest Consumer Price Index data from the ABS for August. It shows headline inflation rose Read More >