CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 1 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Fantastic to be in my electorate of Grayndler, here in Annandale with Clare O'Neil, the Housing Minister. And this morning we had the opportunity to meet with Maria. Maria's a young woman who's got into her first unit here in Annandale. And she couldn't have done that without taking up the opportunity to have mortgage insurance taken by the Commonwealth Government and p...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 30 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects:interest rates decision, Seven West and Southern Cross, housing approvals data Jim Chalmers: Today, unsurprisingly, the independent Reserve Bank left the cash rate on hold at 3.60percent. This is not the outcome that millions of Australian homeowners would have wanted but it's certainly the outcome that markets and economists were expecting. Interest rates have already come down 3 times in 6...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 30 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Australia welcomes President Trump's plan to bring peace to Gaza after almost two years of conflict and a devastating loss of civilian life. Australia has consistently been part of international calls for a ceasefire, return of the hostages, and flow of aid to Gaza. I welcomed the opportunity to discuss this plan with other leaders over the past week. Australia affirms the plan's commitment to deny...
Belconnen, ACT, Sept. 30 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Two people have been charged following an overnight pursuit across multiple Canberra suburbs. Police first noticed a silver Nissan SUV speeding and driving on the wrong side of the road at the intersection of Springvale Drive and Belconnen Way at about 1.40am this morning (Tuesday, 30 September 2025). Officers attempted to stop the vehicle on Shumack Street after recording the vehicle driving at 100km/h in a 60km/h z...
SYDNEY, Sept. 30 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its bi-annual intermediated general insurance statistics for June 2025. The intermediated general insurance statistics publication provides an overview of intermediated general insurance placed with APRA-authorised general insurers, Lloyd's underwriters and unauthorised foreign insurers (UFIs). The June 2025 intermediated genera...
SYDNEY, Sept. 30 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its Monthly Authorised Deposit-taking Institution Statistics (MADIS) publication for August 2025. Copies of the August 2025 publication are available on the APRA website at: Monthly Authorised Deposit-taking Institution Statistics publication. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 30 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: International ratings agency S&P has today reaffirmed Australia's AAA credit rating. This is a resounding endorsement of the Albanese Labor Government's responsible economic management. It shows that under Labor, Australia has one of the best budgets in the G20. "Australia's fiscal performance is sound. Australia's economic outlook is sound." the report reads. "Sound fiscal metrics support our 'AAA' lo...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 30 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: Today the independent Reserve Bank of Australia Monetary Policy Board kept interest rates on hold at 3.60percent. While millions of Australians would've wanted to see more rate relief, this decision was widely anticipated and widely expected by markets and economists. Rates have already come down three times this year and that's a good thing. That's because we've made very substantial and sustained prog...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 30 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government is delivering on our ambitious trade diversification agenda through the entry into force of the landmark free trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 1 October. This agreement builds on the Government's commitment to create new market access opportunities. It means more trade opportunities for Australian businesses and more high-paying local jobs for Australian ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 29 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Joint press conference with Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher Minister for Finance Subjects: Final Budget Outcome, Optus, road‑user charging, support for smelters, coercive control, Prime Minister's speech, energy rebates, republic, Reserve Bank interest rates decision Jim Chalmers: Responsible economic management is a defining feature of our Labor government and you can see that in the Final Bu...