CANBERRA, ACT, April 1 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Labor Government is working with the business and finance sectors to help ease the pressure on Australian families and small businesses. The economic fallout of the war in the Middle East is affecting everyone, but by working together, we can help to shield Australians from some of the worst impacts. We're coordinating action by regulators, industry and the broader community to help Australia...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 1 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: support for small business, May Budget, resource taxes, fuel excise, Donald Trump Kieran Gilbert: Jim Chalmers, thanks for your time. Amid this oil shock that's continuing, a lot of households and small businesses as you've touched on today are feeling it. What is your message, first of all, to the Australian Tax Office? Jim Chalmers: Well, we've asked the Australian Tax Office to be as sup...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 1 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: government and private sector steps to help families and small businesses, Treasury economic modelling, AI investment, GST disputes, fuel reserves and excise cut Jim Chalmers: Thanks for joining us. I'm here with the Small Business Minister, Anne Aly, Bran Black, the head of the BCA, Skye Cappuccio from COSBOA, Simon Birmingham, from the ABA as well. We've got a bit to run through today to gi...
SYDNEY, April 1 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has imposed additional licence conditions on Fiducian Portfolio Services Limited (Fiducian) to address prudential concerns relating to its investment governance frameworks and practices, including oversight of platform investment options made available to members, and its board's effectiveness in discharging its duties and obligations. Fiducian...
SYDNEY, April 1 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has granted Europ Assistance Australia Pty Ltd a licence to operate as a general insurer (GI) under the Insurance Act 1973. An updated register of all APRA-authorised general insurers can be found here: Register of general insurance Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
CANBERRA, ACT, March 31 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: Australians will no longer pay $1.6billion a year in surcharges and small businesses will save $910million when credit and debit card surcharging ends in October. These changes will take pressure off consumers and businesses and help with the cost of living. People shouldn't be punished for using a credit or debit card. Australians should be able to use debit and credit cards without being penalised, an...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 31 -- Geoscience Australia issued the following news release: Geoscience Australia has completed the nationwide release of its AUSTopo 1:250,000 digital topographic map series, putting authoritative, up‑to‑date topographic coverage of the entire country just a click away. Free to download, easy to print, and ready to use offline on mobile devices. Available through Geoscience Australia's online map application, the series provides comprehensive national coverag...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 31 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and Commonwealth Bank Editor's note: Video grabs of Detective Superintendent Marie Andersson are available via Hightail. Ruthless scammers posing as would-be saviours are tapping into brazen new techniques to drain the banking and cryptocurrency accounts of everyday Australians. The Joint Policing Cybercrime Coordination Centre (JPC3), w...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 31 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: RAF EPSTEIN, HOST:Anthony Albanese is the Prime Minister of Australia. Good morning, thanks for joining us. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good morning. Good to be with you, Raf. RAF EPSTEIN:I will come to fuel, PM. I just wanted to ask first of all though, what did you think when you heard the news yesterday that Dezi Freeman had been shot dead by police? What did you think? PRIME MINISTER:Good,...
SYDNEY, March 31 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has finalised amendments to its prudential standards on the capital treatment of longevity products, including annuities, to strengthen the market for retirement income products. The reforms reflect APRA's commitment to support innovation and reduce unnecessary regulatory constraints, while maintaining strong prudential safeguards. Better alig...