CANBERRA, ACT, May 13 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: New data released by the ABS today shows that annual nominal wages continue to grow above threepercent under Labor. We're helping Australians earn more and keep more of what they earn with wages growth and tax cuts for workers and these figures show our polices are making a meaningful difference. Annual wages are growing by at least threepercent in 14 of 18 industries. Our predecessors never achieved this...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 13 -- Geoscience Australia issued the following news release: Australia's critical minerals capability has been strengthened with the opening of two new Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) facilities at Lucas Heights campus in Sydney. The facilities - Australia's first purpose-built clay-hosted rare earth pilot processing plant and a high temperature chlorination facility - were officially opened by the Hon Madeleine King MP, Minister for Resources...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 13 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: tax reforms announced in the federal Budget, housing supply, rental prices Sarah Abo: Morning, Treasurer. Jim Chalmers: Good morning. Karl Stefanovic: All right, the highest‑taxing Treasurer in this country's history. How does that sit with you this morning? Chalmers: No, the highest‑taxing government was the Howard and Costello government. We've got taxes as a share of the e...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 13 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: federal Budget 2026, housing, tax reform James Glenday: The Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, has arrived. He was flanked by the Prime Minister, too. Jim, welcome to News Breakfast. Thank you for joining us. Jim Chalmers: Nice to see you both. Glenday: Now, you have the look of a man who has finally got his way. Is this something you had been looking at for a very, very long time, particularly thes...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 13 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: 2026 Budget, Queensland infrastructure, housing Steve Austin: Well, Jim Chalmers delivered the Budget last night. It's where he gets front row billing if you like, ahead of the Prime Minister. Jim Chalmers' electorate is here in Queensland, Rankin, based around Logan City. Queensland's Treasurer David Janetzki says. [Excerpt] David Janetzki: Queensland is doing plenty of the heavy lifting a...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 13 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: federal Budget 2026, housing, tax reform Natalie Barr: Good morning to you. Welcome, Treasurer. We keep hearing your line that you're addressing intergenerational inequity. Can you explain how exactly these changes will help young people buy a house? Jim Chalmers: Good morning, Nat. Look, one of the main motivations for the changes that we made in the Budget, which we understand are contenti...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 13 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: HOST: Someone who knows all about the Budget, he is Anthony Albanese, our Prime Minister and he is on with us this morning. Thank you for choosing our show this morning, Prime Minister. HOST:You haven't actually turned him on. HOST:Oh my God. You haven't turned him on. Oh my God. HOST: Sorry. Are you there? ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: I am here. HOST:Sorry, Albo. PRIME MINISTER: I just had p...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 13 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: HOST: Prime Minister, good morning and thank you so much for joining us. PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. Great to be with you. HOST: PM, the profile of our FiveAA audience, we've got a lot of older listeners, we've got a lot of middle-aged listeners, people in my age bracket who've got, you know, an investment property or maybe some shares set aside that they're hoping to set themselves up and more impo...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 13 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: SARAH ABO, HOST:To discuss, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese joins us live now from Canberra. Prime Minister, good morning to you. Has your word ever been your bond? ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good morning, Sarah. Good to be with you. Sarah, we've changed our position. I'm upfront about that. We've changed our position because we've thrown absolutely everything at supply. We've had increased fundi...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 13 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: JAMES GLENDAY, HOST: We have just been chatting to the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as he got mic'ed up and he joins us now. Prime Minister, welcome to News Breakfast. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. GLENDAY: Look, why now? Why did you decide this was the time to make these changes to property taxes? PRIME MINISTER: We changed our position over a period of time. We've thrown everyt...