Defence Minister Richard Marles must come clean on his accounting trickery with a radical new measure of defence spending, as well as his $5 billion of secret cuts. In today’s National Press Club Speech, the Defence Minister obscured more than he revealed. Australia faces the most dangerous strategic environment since the Second World War, yet two years Read More >
Today’s Labour Force data tells Australians what they already know: they are working harder for less. Hours worked are at a new record high but Australian’s continuing to go backwards and struggle to make ends meet. While the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 4.3 per cent in March, more than 100,000 additional Australians are Read More >
New data released today shows Labor has no plan to address Australia’s migration crisis. ABS data published today reveals 1,154,000 permanent and long-term arrivals to Australia over the year to February 2026. In 2026 we are seeing the highest levels of annual arrivals on record in fifty years (since 1976). Permanent and long-term departures over Read More >
Well thank you Brian, thank you Dave – thank you to the Menzies Research Centre for putting this on. Thank you for the enormously important work you do in this day and age. We need good thinking. We need people who are doing that policy work that is all important for this great nation, so Read More >
A Coalition Government will restore integrity, fairness and public confidence in Australia’s migration system, announcing today the first instalment of its comprehensive Australian Values Migration Plan. The first move on our plan will lift the standards and reduce the numbers of Labor’s out of control migration by putting Australian values at the heart of immigration Read More >
The Coalition congratulates the incoming Chief of the Defence Force, Vice Admiral MarkHammond AO RAN, on his appointment. The Coalition also acknowledges and welcomes the newly appointed Chief of Army,Lieutenant General Susan Coyle AM CSC DSM, and newly appointed Chief of Navy, RearAdmiral Matthew Buckley AM CSC RAN. There is no greater responsibility of government Read More >
To Australians watching, thank you for your time. The fuel crisis we face began about five weeks ago. And Australians deserve two things in this difficult period: You deserve clarity and leadership. Regrettably, both have been absent from our government. Initially, the government denied there was a crisis. Then, after admitting there was a problem, Read More >
Today, Andrew Hirst advised that he would be stepping down from the role as Federal Director of the Liberal Party of Australia. We have worked closely with Andrew over a number of years, and we’ve always valued his steady judgment, professionalism, and commitment to the Party. He has taken on demanding roles during some very Read More >
I recently advised the Federal President of the Liberal Party of my intention to stand down as Federal Director. It has been an enormous honour to serve as Federal Director for close to nine years. But now is the right time to hand over to new organisational leadership and allow for a seamless transition ahead Read More >
The Coalition will strongly oppose any move by the Albanese Government to increase the size of the Australian Parliament, warning it would come at significant cost to taxpayers at a time Australians are already under severe financial pressure. Analysis from the Parliamentary Budget Office shows that expanding the Parliament could cost taxpayers more than $620 Read More >
The Coalition is calling on the Albanese Government to immediately halve the fuel tax for three months to provide urgent cost of living relief to Australian households and small businesses facing a deepening national fuel crisis. This is a practical, immediate step the Government can take today to ease pressure on families already stretched by Read More >
Today’s latest Gas Statement of Opportunity Outlook from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) paints a sobering picture about the urgent need to invest in gas in the country, while the Middle East conflict continues to put pressure on global energy supply. The Outlook notes the critical and ongoing role for gas generation and specifically Read More >
“New inflation data shows Australia has been left vulnerable and exposed because the Treasurer’s active inflation agenda has been left to persist even before the inflation consequences of the global crisis,” said Shadow Treasurer, Tim Wilson, today. Mr Wilson’s comments follow the release of the ABS’ February inflation data. In February, prior to the start Read More >
“Australians are living in fear of Jim Chalmers’ active inflation agenda as consumer confidence crashes to an all time low while expectations of inflation will spike to a record 6.9 per cent,” said Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson today. “Until now the problem with the government’s economic agenda was crushing Australians’ attempts for hard work to Read More >
The Albanese Government has put community safety at risk by granting a visa to a convicted murderer who had been rejected four times under the former Coalition Government, before going on to succeed in the High Court this week and strip away key monitoring safeguards for the dangerous NZYQ cohort. Within months of the Albanese Read More >
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has confirmed today how badly the economy has deteriorated under Labor, with a stunning admission on productivity that points to a lost decade for Australian living standards. In a speech to the Australian Business Economists today, the Treasurer said: “When we came to Government, I accepted Treasury’s advice to downgrade the assumption Read More >
The Albanese Government is desperately trying to play catchup to deal with the issues of fuel supply only a week after Chris Bowen claimed that Australia’s fuel supplies were secure. On 11 March Chris Bowen stated in Parliament that Australia’s fuel supply was secure, yet the next day on 12 March he was referring to Read More >
Today’s Labour Force data shows what Australians already know – they are working harder but going backwards. The unemployment rate rose to 4.3 per cent in February, with more than 100,000 additional Australians unemployed than when the Coalition left office. This is on top of last week’s data confirming Labor’s cost of living crisis is Read More >
“Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ active inflation agenda has ensured that the trajectory of interest rates is upwards while the rest of the world is headed downwards”, said Shadow Treasurer, Tim Wilson today. Mr Wilson’s comments follow the announcement of the Reserve Bank of Australia today to increase rates by a quarter of a percent from 3.85 Read More >
Changing the Capital Gains Tax discount won’t fix the housing crisis – and risks making it worse. That’s why Coalition Senators have issued a Dissenting Report in the Senate’s CGT Inquiry. Labor’s housing failures have put the Australian dream under enormous pressure, and now Labor members on the inquiry are trying to blame one tax Read More >