Media Releases

Workers Already Paying the Price for Government's Super Freeze

06 February 2020

A new report shines a light on the price that Australian workers are paying for this Liberal National Government’s freezes to the Superannuation Guarantee.

RBA: "Noticeable Step Down" in Wages Growth

05 February 2020

RBA Governor Philip Lowe has today confirmed that the Australian economy was weak before the summer challenges of bushfires and the Coronavirus outbreak surfaced.

RBA Decision on Interest Rates (February 2020)

04 February 2020

On behalf of the Federal Labor Party, we thank Mr David Neal for his service as the Chief Executive Officer of the Future Fund Management Agency since 2014 and his prior service in the organisation from 2007.

RBA Decision on Interest Rates (February 2020)

04 February 2020

Three interest rate cuts since the election have not been enough to turn around an economy which was slowing well before the bushfire crisis and the Coronavirus outbreak hit.

Economy Was Already Floundering Under Frydenberg Before the Fires

02 February 2020

Josh Frydenberg shouldn’t be using the fires and Coronavirus as excuses for his long-standing failures on the economy.

Business Confidence Plunges to Lowest Level in Six Years

28 January 2020

New data out today shows business confidence has fallen to its lowest level in six years.

Tax Cut Economics Don't Stack Up

22 January 2020

Malcom Turnbull’s tax cuts for multinationals will deliver nowhere near enough bang for 65 billion bucks, and will jeopardise Budget repair and investments in the productive capacity of our economy.

Business Backs Labor on Investment Boost

21 January 2020

Today the Australian Industry Group has strongly endorsed Labor’s proposals for a tax incentive to stimulate business investment which is at three-decade lows under the Morrison Government.

RBA Sends End-of-Year Warning on Wages

17 December 2019

Today the Reserve Bank has shone a spotlight on one of the Morrison Government’s biggest economic failures: stagnant wages growth.

MYEFO: Ordinary Australians Paying the Price For Liberal Failure

16 December 2019

Today’s Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook has destroyed the economic credibility of the Morrison Government.