Senator The Hon Penny Wong
Minister for Finance and Deregulation

Latest News

• Once Again, Joe Tells Australians Nothing (16/05/2012)
  Joe Hockey’s address today to the National Press Club was all negativity, no policy.
  
• Hockey has a lot to explain (16/05/2012)
  Today, Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey must come clean with Australians about what he and Mr Abbott plan to do if elected.
  
• Transcript of Interview - Sky Australian Agenda with Peter Van Onselen, Paul Kelly & David Uren (13/05/2012)
  Budget 2012-13.
  
• Transcript of Interview – ABC AM with Sabra Lane (11/05/2012)
  Budget 2012-13; Budget Reply Speech; Craig Thomson.
• Transcript of Press Conference - Parliament House, Canberra (10/05/2012)
  Budget Reply.
• Abbott Must Come Clean - The Australian (10/05/2012)
  On Tuesday night, Treasurer Wayne Swan handed down a budget that is focused on a strong economy and a fair go.
• Transcript of Interview - Nine Morning News with Amelia Adams (10/05/2012)
  Budget 2012-13; Craig Thomson.
• Superannuation Tax Concession Changes (9/05/2012)
  Media reports tonight suggesting the changes to the superannuation tax concession for very high income earners announced in the Budget will not apply to politicians earning over $300,000 is incorrect.
• Transcript of Interview - Channel 9 Afternoon News with Amelia Adams (9/05/2012)
  Budget 2012-13; Craig Thomson.
• Transcript of Interview - 891 ABC Adelaide with Matthew Abraham, and David Bevan (9/05/2012)
  Budget 2012-13.
• Transcript of Interview - CNBC Asia with Bernie Lo and Matthew Taylor (9/05/2012)
  Budget 2012-13.
• Transcript of Interview - ABC 666 Canberra with Alex Sloan (9/05/2012)
  Budget 2012-13.
• Transcript of Interview - Sky AM Agenda with Kieran Gilbert and Ashleigh Gillon (9/05/2012)
  Budget 2012-13; HSU
• Transcript of Interview - Channel 10 Breakfast with Paul Henry (9/05/2012)
  Budget 2012-13.
• Abbott Denies Money for Families and Promises Cuts to Frontline Services (9/05/2012)
  Tony Abbott needs to tell Australians how he'd deliver a $15 billion surplus in the first year of a Coalition government, including what cuts he's planning in order to meet this glib claim.
• Transcript of Interview - FiveAA Breakfast with Keith Conlon and John Kenneally (9/05/2012)
  Budget 2012-13.
• Transcript of Interview - ABC NewsRadio with Marius Benson (9/05/2012)
  Budget 2012-13.
• Transcript of Interview - ABC Lateline with Emma Alberici (8/05/2012)
  Budget 2012-13.
• Transcript of Interview - ABC News 24 with Lyndal Curtis (8/05/2012)
  Budget 2012-13.
• Savings in the 2012-13 Budget (8/05/2012)
  In the 2012-13 Budget, the Gillard Labor Government will deliver $33.6 billion of savings to the budget bottom line.
• Delivering Better Government Services, More Efficiently (8/05/2012)
  The Gillard Government is pursuing smarter and more efficient ways of delivering government services.
• Transcript of Interview - ABC NewsRadio with Fran Kelly (8/05/2012)
  Budget 2012-13; Craig Thomson
• Transcript of Interview - SBS World News with Ricardo Goncalves (7/05/2012)
  Budget 2012-13
• Transcript of Interview - ABC News 24 with Scott Bevan (6/05/2012)
  Budget 2012-13
• Transcript of Interview - Sky Saturday Agenda with Chris Kenny (5/05/2012)
  Mal Brough; Budget 2012-13; Carbon Price
• 'The Case for Surplus' Sydney Morning Herald (5/05/2012)
  Next week the Government will hand down its fifth Budget
• Transcript of Interview - Sky Afternoon News with David Lipson (4/05/2012)
  Budget 2012-13; Defence; Interest Rates
• Australian Government Monthly Financial Statements March 2012 (4/05/2012)
  The underlying cash balance for the 2011-12 financial year to 31 March 2012 was a deficit of $38,364 million.
• Opposition Refuses to Sign up to Surplus (3/05/2012)
  Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey today made it clear the Opposition is not serious about returning the budget to surplus.
• Mr Abbott's Test: Will he support or wreck the surplus? (3/05/2012)
  In five days, the Government will hand down its fifth Budget and continue its record of strong economic management.
• Transcript of Interview - ABC News 24 with Lyndal Curtis (2/05/2012)
  Interest Rates; Budget 2012-13
• Transcript of Interview - Channel 9 Afternoon News with Amelia Adams (2/05/2012)
  Interest Rates; Peter Slipper

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