Communications
Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) 2019-2020
16 December 2019 Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Finance Minister Mathias Cormann released the Mid-Year Fiscal and Economic Outlook (MYEFO) today, revealing revenue write-downs of more…
GRACosway Weekly Wrap Up: Government successfully repeals Medevac legislation
Highlights The Reserve Bank announced interest rates will stay at the record low of 0.75 per cent. The Government successfully repealed the Medevac legislation in the Senate. Minister for…
GRACosway Weekly Wrap Up: Senate rejects union crackdown bill
Highlights The Government’s Ensuring Integrity Bill has been voted down in the Senate after key crossbenchers joined with Labor to defeat the bill. The Coalition…
GRACosway Weekly Wrap Up: Government accelerates infrastructure funding
Highlights The Government will accelerate $3.8 billion in funding for major road and rail projects in a bid to boost the economy. Two Liberal MPs…
GRACosway Weekly Wrap Up: PM calls for calm amid bushfire crisis
Highlights Devastating bushfires in NSW and Queensland have triggered a fierce political debate over climate change policy. Monday’s Newspoll shows the Coalition and Labor are…
GRACosway Weekly Wrap Up: Further drought relief announced
Highlights The Reserve Bank of Australia has left the official cash rate unchanged at 0.75 per cent. Australia is one of 15 nations to join the world’s largest trade…
GRACosway Weekly Wrap Up: Boost for energy reliability projects
Highlights The Government has announced $1 billion in funding for the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to fund new energy generation, storage and transmission infrastructure. An interim report…
GRACosway Weekly Wrap Up: Budget deficit shrinks to $690m
20 September 2019 Highlights Treasurer Josh Frydenberg released the Final Budget Outcome for the 2018-19 financial year which revealed a lower than expected deficit of…
GRACosway Weekly Wrap Up: Return to the Capital
13 September 2019 Highlights Federal Parliament resumed this week after a five-week break. On the agenda: union activity, drug testing of welfare recipients, the economy and…
GRACosway Weekly Wrap Up: Economy slows to a decade low
6 September 2019 Highlights The PM returned from an overseas trip over the weekend before visiting Melbourne and Sydney for a series of infrastructure-related announcements.…