Wednesday, 23 December 2020 KEY POINTS The Monthly Financial Statements for November 2020 report the budget position against the expected monthly profile for the 2020-21 financial year through to 30 November 2020, based on the 2020-21 Budget estimates published in October 2020. The 2020-21 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) was released on Thursday, 17…
DetailsStatement 22 December 2020 It has been an honour to serve as Australia’s Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment in the Morrison Government for the past 847 days. I congratulate Dan Tehan on his swearing into this portfolio. With one in five Australian jobs reliant on trade, our export sector is such a…
Details21 December 2020 The Morrison Government will explore possible new free trade agreements with European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries and Israel, as part of our ongoing commitment to provide more export opportunities for Australian farmers and businesses, as well as create more jobs. After receiving $6.6 million in the recent budget, the Department…
Details21 December 2020 Today will be my last as Australia’s Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment. It comes at a time of great global disruption for many of the businesses I have had the honour and pleasure of working with. COVID-19 has seen global trade plummet. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) predicts that volumes…
DetailsSaturday, 19 December 2020 Mr Stuart Whiley has today been reappointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ASC for a three-year term, as the organisation continues to play a pivotal role in the Morrison Government’s continuous naval shipbuilding program. Mr Stuart Whiley has over forty years’ experience in the submarine industry, twenty-eight of…
DetailsSenator the Hon. Simon Birmingham Minister for Finance Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Leader of the Government in the Senate Senator for South Australia Senator the Hon. Linda Reynolds Minister for Defence Senator for Western Australia The Hon. Melissa Price MP Minister for Defence Industry Federal Member for Durack Date: Friday, 18 December 2020…
DetailsGovernment budgets can be both eye-watering and mind-numbing affairs. Even budget updates, like the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook released yesterday, bring hundreds of pages of analysis, projections and data points. What really matters from such economic statements is the impact the decisions within them have on the lives of Australians now and into the…
DetailsTopics: MYEFO; JobKeeper; Australia-China trade relationship; 17/12/20 03:07pm Cathy Border: Well, if the Federal Budget was a game of footy, the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook is half time. It’s a chance to examine the accounts of the nation. And an initial examination seems to show an economy recovering quicker than expected. Simon Birmingham…
DetailsSenator the Hon. Simon Birmingham Minister for Finance Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Leader of the Government in the Senate Senator for South Australia The Hon. Josh Frydenberg MP Treasurer Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party Federal Member for Kooyong Date: Thursday, 17 December 2020 The 2020-21 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) builds on…
DetailsSENATOR THE HON SIMON BIRMINGHAM MINISTER FOR TRADE, TOURISM AND INVESTMENT LEADER OF THE GOVERNMENT IN THE SENATE SENATOR FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA SENATOR THE HON JONATHON DUNIAM ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR FORESTRY AND FISHERIES ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR REGIONAL TOURISM SENATOR FOR TASMANIA MEDIA RELEASE 16 December 2020 International freight flights take off with…
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