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The Hon Penny Wong MP Cabinet Minister for Finance and Deregulation

2012 Media Releases

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December

Date Title Ref.
20 December 2012 Australian Government Monthly Financial Statements October 2012 10/12
14 December 2012 Australian Government Monthly Financial Statements September 2012 9/12
13 December 2012 Chair And Board Announced For The Moorebank Intermodal Company 248/12
12 December 2012 Tasmanian Bright Sparks Develop Clean Tech Tools 247/12
10 December 2012 SG Fleet Appointed to Support Commonwealth Fleet Selection 245/12
5 December 2012 Directors Re-Appointed to Defence Shipbuilding Organisation, ASC 242/12
4 December 2012 Directors Appointed to Medibank Private Board 238/12
4 December 2012 Transcript of Interview - SKY AM Agenda with David Speers 237/12
4 December 2012 Government to Improve Productivity Through Regulatory Reform Package 239/12

November

Date Title Ref.
30 November 2012 Call for Submissions on the Use of Standard Business Reporting for Financial Reports 237/12
28 November 2012 Surge in Standard Business Reporting Take-up 236/12
20 November 2012 Clearer, Simpler, Stronger Anti-Discrimination Laws 235/12
29 November 2012 2011-12 Australian Government Consolidated Financial Statements Released 234/12
23 November 2012 Next Step in Reforming the Commonwealth's Financial Framework 227/12
16 November 2012 Australian Government Monthly Financial Statements July and August 2012 08/12
7 November 2012 Government Supporting Women into Leadership 226/12
2 November 2012 Abbott Resorts to Recycling Ideas 223/12

October

Date Title Ref.
31 October 2012 Parliament locks in historic equal pay rises 19/12
28 October 2012 Deregulation to Drive Australia Towards Asian Century Success 219/12
22 October 2012 Government Makes Further Responsible Savings in MYEFO 209/12
22 October 2012 Government Finds Savings in Uncommitted Grants Funding 210/12
17 October 2012 New Charities Commission to Drive Red Tape Reduction 206/12
11 October 2012 Government responds to Milliner/Borthwick Review Into Regulatory Impact Processes 205/12
2 October 2012 New Director appointed to NBN Co Board 09/12

September

Date Title Ref.
28 September 2012 New Chair to head up ASC 202/12
28 September 2012 Opposition has No More Excuses not to Comply with Charter of Budget Honesty 200/12
28 September 2012 Protocols to Assist Parliament Budget Officer Released 199/12
25 September 2012 Making the Public Service more efficient 198/12
24 September 2012 Release of 2011-12 Final Budget Outcome 197/12
19 September 2012 Report into State Insurance Arrangements Released 15/12
19 September 2012 Labor Moves to Ban Gag Clauses in Not-for-profit Sector 188/12
13 September 2012 Red tape cut for business 187/12
7 September 2012 Turnbull Finally Admits Accounting Treatment of NBN Correct 185/12
5 September 2012 NBN on track in Western Australia 184/12

August

Date Title Ref.
31 August 2012 Australia to host international symposium on an integrated financial market for the Asia Pacific 180/12
30 August 2012 Australia Post Chairman to step down after 11 years 178/12
26 August 2012 Minister Wong to visit Washington D.C and attend APEC Finance Ministers' meeting in Moscow 177/12
22 August 2012 Coalition plan to outsource jobs and services to the states 170/12
16 August 2012 Facts on the Commonwealth Public Sector 166/12
10 August 2012 Appointments to the Clean Energy Finance Corporation Board 160/12
10 August 2012 Moorebank: Government seeks private sector expertise 159/12
8 August 2012 NBN Co Corporate Plan 2012-2015 released 08/12
3 August 2012 New director appointed to NBN Co Limited board 25/12
3 August 2012 New directors on the board of Australia Post 24/12
1 August 2012 First Stage of State and Territory Disaster Insurance Review Welcomed 23/12
1 August 2012 Better Regulation Ministerial Partnership: Review of Excise Equivalent Goods 21/12

July

Date Title Ref.
27 July 2012 Australian Government Monthly Financial Statements May 2012 07/12
13 July 2012 Public Sector Savings Hit $13 Billion 158/12
10 July 2012 Small Businesses to Benefit from Changes to Government Payments Process 154/12
8 July 2012 Abbott looks across the ditch and tries to drag us into it 152/12

June

Date Title Ref.
30 June 2012 New Collins Class Submarine support contract signed 11/12
29 June 2012 Time for Abbott to Comply With Honesty Guidelines 148/12
29 June 2012 Australian Government Monthly Financial Statements April 2012 06/12
29 June 2012 Strengthened Commonwealth Procurement Rules come into force 147/12
28 June 2012 Parliament Passes Legislation to Secure Chaplaincy Program 16/12
25 June 2012 Legislation to be Introduced Following Williams High Court Decision 17/12
19 June 2012 Abbott Confirms Plans For $70 Billion in Cuts to Services 144/12
13 June 2012 Regulation Reform Report Released 136/12
12 June 2012 States Receive First Reward Payment for Productivity Enhancing Reforms 147/12

May

Date Title Ref.
30 May 2012 Abbott Must Submit Policies to Parliamentary Budget Office 128/12
23 May 2012 Gillard Government Cuts Red Tape 18/12
16 May 2012 Once Again, Joe Tells Australians Nothing 123/12
16 May 2012 Hockey has a lot to explain 122/12
10 May 2012 Abbott Must Come Clean - The Australian 117/12
9 May 2012 Superannuation Tax Concession Changes 116/12
9 May 2012 Abbott Denies Money for Families and Promises Cuts to Frontline Services 106/12
8 May 2012 Savings in the 2012-13 Budget 103/12
8 May 2012 Delivering Better Government Services, More Efficiently 102/12
5 May 2012 'The Case for Surplus' Sydney Morning Herald 98/12
4 May 2012 Australian Government Monthly Financial Statements March 2012 05/12
3 May 2012 Opposition Refuses to Sign up to Surplus 95/12
3 May 2012 Mr Abbott's Test: Will he support or wreck the surplus? 94/12
2 May 2012 Abbott Supports a Surplus ... Next Week He Must Support Government Saves 91/12
1 May 2012 Abbott Must Commit to a Budget Surplus and Back Government Saves 88/12
1 May 2012 Opinion - Letter to the Editor: Freight Hub Fixes Sydney's Problems for 50 Years, Australian Financial Review 87/12

April

Date Title Ref.
23 April 2012 Key infrastructure project to boost productivity 80/12
19 April 2012 A Fair Go for All Means Continued Budget Discipline the Australian 75/12
18 April 2012 Abbott's Trash Talk is Economic Recklessness at Its Worst 73/12
16 April 2012 If You Can't Pay For It, Don't Promise It 72/12
13 April 2012 Australian Government Monthly Financial Statements February 2012 04/12
13 April 2012 The Coalition - The Biggest Tricksters of All 70/12
12 April 2012 Business Advisory Forum Agrees to Cut Red Tape 13/12
11 April 2012 Business Leaders in Canberra for Deregulation Forum 14/12
4 April 2012 Release of half-year report on government advertising 65/12

March

Date Title Ref.
31 March 2012 Abbott Needs to Find $2 Billion for His Nanny Promise 62/12
29 March 2012 NBN Fibre Rollout Ramps up to Over 3.5 Million Homes, Businesses, Schools and Hospitals 58/12
21 March 2012 Further information on ANAO Audit Report No. 21 2011-12 Administration of Grant Reporting Obligations 57/12
18 March 2012 Australian businesses to face higher taxes under Abbott 56/12
16 March 2012 Robb Must Stop Trash Talking Our Economy 54/12
15 March 2012 Coalition walks away from company tax cuts 52/12
13 March 2012 New Appointments to the Future Fund 46/12
13 March 2012 Opposition needs to "Show Australians the Money" 44/12
9 March 2012 Opposition to Keep $70 Billion Budget Cuts a Secret 43/12
9 March 2012 Australian Government Monthly Financial Statements January 2012 03/12
8 March 2012 Abbott's Vision: On a 'Paid to Know' Basis 42/12
8 March 2012 First Stage of State and Territory Disaster Insurance Review Welcomed 20/12
7 March 2012 Definitive Agreements between NBN Co and Telstra come into force 41/12
7 March 2012 Hockey Must Detail Opposition Plan For the Economy Today 39/12
6 March 2012 Opposition Relying on 'Magic Pudding' to Fund Its Promises 38/12
6 March 2012 Business Leaders to Join New Deregulation Dialogue 37/12
6 March 2012 Opposition deception on display once again 36/12
5 March 2012 Abbott Promises More Projects He Can't Pay For 35/12

February

Date Title Ref.
29 February 2012 Robb Admits New Tax on Business to Pay for "Rolls Royce" Scheme 34/12
28 February 2012 ACCC Final Approval for Structural Separation of Telstra 12/12
21 February 2012 Gillard Government Supports Small Businesses 21/12
16 February 2012 Abbott's PHI "Article of Faith" Nothing More Than an Aspiration with Disclaimers 20/12
15 February 2012 Abbott's Pledge to Restore Rebate More Recklessness 19/12
10 January 2012 Australian Government Monthly Financial Statements December 2011 02/12
8 February 2012 Abbott Sides with Robb and Walks Away From Surplus 13/12
7 February 2012 Senior Liberals Join Robb in Walking Away From Surplus 12/12
6 February 2012 Robb Confirms No Surplus Under the Liberals 09/12
3 February 2012 Deregulation: A National Effort to Build a More Productive Economy 22/12
3 February 2012 Abbott Backflips on Tax Cuts Again 07/12
1 February 2012 Julie Bishop Confirms Tax Cuts Only an "Aim" Under Abbott 06/12

January

Date Title Ref.
31 January 2012 Tony Abbott Tears Up Tax Cuts Promises 03/12
20 January 2012 Australian Government Monthly Financial Statements November 2011 01/12

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