Thank you very much, Georgina, for that generous introduction. I am sincerely grateful for the opportunity to speak to you all tonight. It’s great to see so many familiar faces – and a few new ones for that matter, as well! And it is a genuine privilege to be asked to open the Institute’s fourth Read More >
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has serious questions to answer following fresh allegations of corruption and improper government intervention on Victorian Big Build projects. On ABC’s 7.30 on 30 June, the Prime Minister was asked whether he had sought assurances from Premier Jacinta Allan that Commonwealth funding would not end up in the hands of organised crime. His response was Read More >
Gerard and Anne – thank you for hosting me today at the Sydney Institute. And it’s great to have the Sydney Institute’s Chair, Jacquelynne, and Board Members, Mike and George, with us today. A special acknowledgement to Peter Costello – one of Australia’s finest Treasurers. Thank you to all my colleagues here today. And to Read More >
“Today the Albanese government voted to keep the widow’s tax breaking yet another promise to the Australian people”, Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson said. Mr Wilson’s comments come in the wake of Labor and the Greens voting against Coalition amendments in the Senate to repeal the widow’s tax that the Government legislated last week. “The Treasurer Read More >
“Jim Chalmers has paved the way for yet another broken promise this morning, refusing to confirm that his government will repeal its widows tax”, Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson said. Mr Wilson’s comments come in the wake of the Treasurer’s desperate ‘clean-up job’ appearance on the ABC’s Insiders program. “Jim Chalmers and Katy Gallagher promised the Read More >
Australians in jobs is always a good thing, but the fact remains that Australians are working harder but going backwards under Labor. While the government boasts about creating 1.25 million new jobs, this has simply kept up with population growth. The population to employment ratio has remained steady since Labor came to office. The fact Read More >
Corruption experts have confirmed Labor’s Building Cooperative Workplaces Bill builds in the risk of corruption on Commonwealth procurement contracts. After fresh warnings from anti-corruption barrister Geoffrey Watson SC today, the Albanese Government must abandon its union tax on Commonwealth procurement contracts. Mr Watson, whose Rotting from the Top report exposed corruption and criminal infiltration within the CFMEU in Victoria, Read More >
“The latest inflation data confirms the Iran inflation spike is evaporating and leaving Australia with high underlying inflation with Jim Chalmers’ spending the culprit”, said Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson. Mr Wilson’s comments follow ABS data confirming inflation for May is at 4.0 per cent, with home grown inflation at 4.7 per cent. Underlying inflation, which Read More >
The Albanese Government is attempting to sneak a new union procurement regime through Parliament by using Fair Work Commission reforms as a cover for it. These powers risk making procurement uncompetitive, adding a union tax to money future Governments spend. Labor is seeking to gag debate and rush the Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Building Cooperative Workplaces Read More >
“The Reserve Bank has been forced to hold interest rates at their highest level under this Labor government because of the Treasurer’s active inflation agenda”, said Shadow Treasurer, Tim Wilson. Mr Wilson’s comments follow the Reserve Bank’s decision today to keep the cash rate on hold at 4.35 per cent, the level households were forced Read More >
The Coalition welcomes reporting that an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the fighting may be signed later this week. We want to see the detail, because the precise terms will matter, but Australia’s interests are clear. The Strait of Hormuz must be reopened as soon as possible and freedom of navigation Read More >
I thank Senators Jonathon Duniam and Wendy Askew for their dedicated service to Tasmania, the Liberal Party, and our nation. Jonno has made an enormous contribution throughout his time in the Senate and has been a valued colleague and friend to many of us. Most recently, he has served with distinction as Shadow Minister for Read More >
Industrial unrest has surged under Labor, with ABS data showing working days lost to industrial action have more than tripled since the March 2025 quarter, soaring 242 per cent. The figures show that nearly five times as many workers were involved in disputes compared to this time last year – an increase of more than Read More >
Estimates exposes shambolic Albanese Budget The shambolic Albanese Government Budget continued to unravel in the second week of Senate Estimates hearings with Ministers and officials unable to explain basic details or give adequate reasons for decisions that have angered the nation. The key Economics committee heard alarming and often contradictory evidence from what the Albanese Read More >
We warmly welcome the Party’s decision to select Lincoln Folo as the new Federal Director of the Liberal Party of Australia. Lincoln is a highly respected and capable leader who brings extensive experience, sound judgment, and is a strident supporter of our values. His appointment comes at an important time, and we are confident he Read More >
The Liberal Party of Australia’s Federal Executive has today resolved to appoint Mr Lincoln Folo as the next Federal Director of the Liberal Party of Australia. Australia is drifting backwards and our party is under challenge. Hence the need to rebuild trust with the Australian people, with a strong federal secretariat working intimately with the Read More >
Deputy Speaker, today, the Albanese Labor Government voted 11 times against lower income taxes for Australians. Labor stands condemned. The Prime Minister promised there would be no changes to negative gearing, no changes to capital gains tax. He ruled out changes in his own words, “For the 50th time.” No Australian can trust another word Read More >
“Labor voted 11 times against lower taxes, including our bigger, automatic income tax cuts, but instead circled the wagons to protect the extra $212 billion in automatic inflation tax increases and his $43.1 billion in new taxes, according to his own government’s numbers”, said Shadow Treasurer, Tim Wilson. Mr Wilson’s comments follow the passage of Read More >
“Today’s National Accounts show the Albanese government’s economic policy is crashing the Australian economy, and Australians standards of living are declining”, said Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson. Mr Wilson’s comments come in the wake of the ABS’ National Accounts figures released today showing: “The Albanese government’s policy is acting like a wrecking ball through the economy Read More >
Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Prime Minister and this Government have no mandate to raise taxes. Did they take these tax increases, these toxic taxes, to the last election? No, they didn’t. Of course he didn’t because the Prime Minister didn’t have the guts, Mr Speaker. He did not have the guts. He knew millions Read More >