Hume Media Releases

The Coalition acknowledges the decision by the Hon Peter Costello AC to not seek reappointment as Chair of the Future Fund and thanks him for his service.  

This afternoon’s decision by the Reserve Bank to keep interest rates on hold is welcome but Australians with a mortgage are not out of the woods yet.

Since the last election, an Australian with a typical $750,000 mortgage is now paying around $22,000 more on their repayments.

Today’s monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) data has shown the impact of inflation on everyday Australians is real and it is acute.

Labor’s Employment White Paper “Working Future” is a missed opportunity from a government that is distracted by a range of issues which aren’t the economy.