Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has marked his first 100 days in office, vowing to build a strong-growth, fair-wage and high productivity economy to deliver the next generation of prosperity for Australians.
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Australian business and the general public can thank the Federal politicians of the late 1960s and 1970s for their openness and willingness to embrace and promote a major reform.
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A total of 20,000 additional university places will be funded by the Albanese Government, in a bid to tackle skills shortages in areas such as education, health, engineering, and technology.
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Energy ministers from Federal, state and territory jurisdictions have agreed to strengthen regulations to increase energy supply across Australia.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles have announced a Defence Strategic Review to assess the nation’s Defence preparedness and mobilisation needs to 2032-33.
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has again warned that the Federal Government would use the October Budget to make hard decisions necessary for “responsible budget repair”.
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Federal Parliament resumes today (July 26), with the new Albanese Labor Government committing to introduce at least 18 pieces of legislation in the first sitting week.
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Australia and US have formally agreed to develop and deploy a range of clean energy technologies in their commitment to the Paris Agreement and pursuit of targets for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has formally announced his Jobs and Skills Summit, to be held in early September and attended by employers, unions and government representatives.
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The Federal Treasurer will have an opportunity to confirm the Government’s spending and savings plans when he delivers a statement to the new Federal Parliament late in July.
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Australia’s resource and energy export earnings are forecast to reach a new record of $419 billion in 2022-23, according to a new report by the Federal Department of Industry, Science and Resources.
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Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers may be preaching fiscal constraint, but Australia’s budget bottom line for 2021-22 is already substantially healthier than that projected in the March Budget.
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National Cabinet has met for the first time under the Albanese Labor Government, pledging to urgently tackle skills shortages by expediting visa processing and addressing disaster recovery funding.
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Treasury Head Dr Steven Kennedy has delivered a dose of reality in a major post-Budget address, forecasting that inflation was likely to rise to, and stay above, six per cent for the remainder of 2022.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has signalled a nation-wide approach to dealing with rising energy prices, with state and territory energy ministers due to meet this week.
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New Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has moved to dampen expectations on future budget spending, declaring that he and new Finance Minister Katy Gallagher were on a hunt to find budget savings.
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Federal Labor is poised to win majority government in Australia, ousting the Coalition after almost nine years.
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In the final days, watch for the travel itineraries of the two leaders: they will be targeting some last-minute moves in seats that may surprise on election night.
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has targeted two contentious areas – housing and superannuation – with a plan to assist first-home buyers forming the focus of his official campaign launch.
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Expect counting of Senate positions to last for weeks, as preferences are painstakingly counted to decide final spots, ahead of a new Senate from July 1.
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