March 2024
- Opinion
- Middle East tensions
It’s in Australia’s interest for Hamas to be decisively defeated
Palestinian self-determination, lasting Middle East peace, and a more stable world are threatened by Hamas’ goal of destroying Israel.
October 2023
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Why I am still seeing the light after this darkness
You can dwell on death and despair. Or you can look at the resilience of Jewish history and the support Israel is getting from world leaders.
March 2022
- Opinion
- Federal budget
Banking the dividend of a strong recovery
The Treasurer presents the budget in his own words to Parliament.
- Opinion
- Business Summit
The task of economic reform has no finish line
The need for reform is ongoing and requires commitment, purpose and the resolve to persist, even in the face of determined opposition.
- Updated
- Opinion
- Russia-Ukraine war
There is a price to our freedom too
The threat to the international rules-based order means that national security and economic security are now intrinsically linked.
December 2021
- Opinion
- Regulation
Proxy advice reform is about transparency and accountability
The government’s changes may not please everyone, but their purpose is to increase accountability in a highly concentrated industry, says the Treasurer.
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Government support has set up a strong recovery in 2022
The country is rebounding from a deep dip in household consumption into a jobs-rich revival.
August 2021
- Opinion
- Fintech
A payment system fit for digital purposes
If we do nothing to reform the current regulation, it will be Silicon Valley that determines the future of a critical piece of our economic infrastructure.
- Opinion
- Governance
Regulatory reforms: restoring balance in disclosure
Putting clarity into vague continuous disclosure obligations will curb the class action feast and make companies more confident about investing, writes Josh Frydenberg.
May 2021
- Opinion
- Federal budget
Treasurer’s budget speech in full
Australia’s economic engine is roaring back to life. So the government is spending to secure the recovery and set up the future.
December 2020
- Opinion
- Federal budget
MYEFO confirms economy’s strong rebound
The updated federal budget numbers show Australians are now back working, spending and moving freely across the nation.
November 2020
- Opinion
- Banking Summit
How a resilient financial system supports the recovery
The federal government is pursuing structural financial reforms that will boost the post-virus economy and bring better consumer outcomes.
October 2020
- Opinion
- Federal budget
Budget repair for jobs, tax, investment and small business
The Morrison government’s message to Australians is that we have your back.
September 2020
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Fighting chance for small business
The government's reform of insolvency laws is designed to help more businesses survive the virus crisis.
July 2020
- Opinion
- Coronavirus pandemic
JobKeeper lifeline will remain open for business
A newly tapered and targeted system remains the best chance that many companies have of surviving the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 2020
- Opinion
- GDP
Australia has to climb the economic mountain again
The nation has proved to be remarkably resilient in the face of a once-in-a-century global hit.
January 2020
- Opinion
- Hayne fallout
Reforms must take into account economic wellbeing
As we implement the wave of reforms flowing from the royal commission, it's important to ensure the health of the economic system.
December 2019
- Opinion
- Federal budget
Fiscal discipline is here to stay
The budget update shows why Australians can be confident about their economic future.
November 2019
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Australia must prepare for an ageing population
Productivity will have to lift if fewer working people are to support more Australians blessed with longer lives, writes Treasurer Josh Frydenberg.
- Opinion
- Monetary policy
Why the monetary policy statement won't change
A flexible medium term inflation target will continue to underpin Australia's prosperity, writes Josh Frydenberg.