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 >
“The Reserve Bank has been forced to raise interest rates on Australian families and small businesses for the 16th time under the Albanese Labor government because they can’t kick their spending and inflation addiction”, said Shadow Treasurer, Tim Wilson. Mr Wilson’s comments come off the back of the Reserve Bank announcing a 25-basis point increase Read More >
National Police Remembrance Day in Australia was first observed on this day in 1989. The 29th of September is the feast day of Saint Michael the Archangel – the patron saint of police officers. Since records began in 1803, more than 830 police officers have been killed in the line of duty, or as a consequence Read More >
Today Jim Chalmers has handed down his second budget deficit in a row – $22 billion in the red – blowing out to be more than double the deficit he handed down the year before. The higher taxes Australians have paid have been squandered due to his reckless spending which is keeping inflation and interest Read More >
E&OE… I am absolutely delighted to be here at the North Melbourne Grand Final Breakfast. One of the great institutions of Australian sport, it’s an amazing scene for me to see. This is my first AFL Grand Final, and obviously my first Grand Final Breakfast. And whilst I know that Victorians revere their AFL heroes, Read More >
The Albanese Labor Government must explain how an AI agent gained unauthorised access to a Services Australia system and why the Government did not detect it. Australians only know this breach occurred because OpenAI told us about it. This incident raises serious questions about the adequacy of Services Australia’s cyber defences, particularly given the Auditor-General Read More >
Labour Force data released today shows unemployment rose to 4.6% in August, with youth unemployment jumping up to be more than double the national rate at 10.8%. This is the highest unemployment rate seen since the rate fell to historic lows in the post-pandemic recovery. There are 80,000 more people unemployed in the past year Read More >
I think you’re a brave group of people inviting somebody like me to come and speak about deregulation first thing in the morning, particularly after the night I understand you had last night. On that note, I want to acknowledge my colleague in the room, Andrew Hastie MP, the Member for Canning and Shadow Minister Read More >
“The Intergenerational Report reveals the cost of the Albanese economic model that is stoking inflation and higher interest rates, crashing wealth and wages, and setting future generations up for even lower standards of living”, said Shadow Treasurer, Tim Wilson. Mr Wilson’s comments follow the release of the seventh Intergenerational Report by the Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, Read More >
The Coalition will introduce the Fuel Price Shield, an automatic safeguard designed to reduce the impact of major global oil price shocks on Australian families and businesses meaning they will pay less at the pump. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Angus Taylor MP (@angustaylormp) Under the Fuel Price Shield, fuel excise Read More >
E&OE / CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Fellow Liberals, friends: We’re just shy of six months out from the state election. And first and foremost, I want to commend Kellie Sloane for her outstanding leadership. This morning, Kellie has reiterated her plan and vision for New South Wales. And her remarks follow on from her policy-rich budget Read More >
Veterans have been given a life-changing and in many cases life-saving win after the Coalition forced Labor to ‘scrap the cap’ on allied health services. Leader of the Opposition Angus Taylor said today’s decision belonged to the veterans who stood up and made their voices heard. “This is a victory for veterans, their families and Read More >
“The International Monetary Fund has issued a fail to the Albanese government’s economic model because it is destroying the wealth and wages of Australians and failing to drive reform to increase the health of the economy”, said Shadow Treasurer, Tim Wilson. Mr Wilson’s comments come in the wake of the latest IMF report card into Read More >
Anthony Albanese has created a $7 billion hole in Labor’s Budget after overturning, via text message to a journalist, a budgeted reduction in Australia’s refugee and humanitarian intake from 20,000 to 13,750 places a year. New Parliamentary Budget Office analysis obtained by the Coalition confirms Labor’s May Budget was already built on the refugee and Read More >
Under Labor, the number of Australians working more than one job has passed one million for the first time on record, and it is women and young Australians who are having to work the hardest. 1,049,100 Australians worked more than one job in the June quarter 2026 and the multiple job-holding rate has climbed to Read More >
The Albanese Government has serious questions to answer about how seriously it is taking cleaning up corruption and criminal activity in the construction industry. Reporting in The Age reveals the AFP declined a formal request from Victoria Police to investigate alleged cross-border corruption, while industry insiders seeking to report suspected payments to the underworld say they were Read More >