2014 Media Releases

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December
19 December 2014	Australian Government General Government Sector Monthly Financial Statements - November 2014	MC 146/14
18 December 2014	Government Committed to Implementing the Investment Manager Regime	MC 145/14
17 December 2014	Perth Freight Link business case complete	MC 144/14
17 December 2014	Fairfax Media Wrong Again on Corporate Tax	MC 143/14
15 December 2014	Smaller, More Efficient and Effective Government	MC 142/14
14 December 2014	NBN Co and Optus strike deal for faster NBN rollout	MC 141/14
14 December 2014	NBN Co and Telstra sign revised Definitive Agreements	MC 140/14
12 December 2014	Making Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Safer	MC 139/14
12 December 2014	Consolidated Financial Statements for the Australian Government for 2013-14	MC 138/14
12 December 2014	Appointments to the Board of Taxation	MC 137/14
12 December 2014	New Government Travel Management Services Provider	MC 136/14
11 December 2014	New appointment to Australia Post Board	MC 135/14
11 December 2014	Reform of telecommunications regulation	MC 134/14
9 December 2014	Additional Shipbuilding Expertise to be Inserted into the Air Warfare Destroyer Program	MC 133/14
8 December 2014	Supporting Crowd-sourced Equity Funding	MC 132/14
5 December 2014	Australian Government General Government Sector Monthly Financial Statements - October 2014	MC 131/14
5 December 2014	Australian Government Actuary's Report On Insurance Affordability in North Queensland	MC 130/14
5 December 2014	Government to examine Moorebank development proposal	MC 129/14
4 December 2014	Tax Offset to Boost Search for New Mineral Deposits	MC 128/14
1 December 2014	Government on track to deliver Financial Adviser Register	MC 127/14

November
28 November 2014	Small Business, Big Results	MC 126/14
26 November 2014	Agreement reached to re-instate broadly supported elements of FOFA reforms	MC 125/14
25 November 2014	Medibank Private joins the ASX	MC 124/14
23 November 2014	Medibank Private Share Offer raises $5.679 billion	MC 123/14
19 November 2014	Senate vote on FOFA	MC 122/14
19 November 2014	Strong institutional demand drives up Medibank Private Share Offer price range	MC 121/14
18 November 2014	Australia Signs New Social Security Agreement with India	MC 120/14
18 November 2014	More than 2.7 million Tax Returns Lodged via myGov	MC 119/14
17 November 2014	NBN Co releases 2014-17 Corporate Plan	MC 118/14
17 November 2014	Medibank Private Share Offer draws strong retail investor interest	MC 117/14
14 November 2014	Inspector-General Releases Two Follow up Reviews into the Australian Taxation Office	MC 116/14
9 November 2014	Medibank Private Share Offer closes Friday	MC 115/14
7 November 2014	Reforms to align, simplify and strengthen insolvency rules	MC 114/14
6 November 2014	Wind-up of the Albury-Wodonga Development Corporation	MC 113/14
6 November 2014	Construction kicks off on North West Coastal Highway	MC 112/14

October
30 October 2014	Medibank Private Broker Firm Offer exceeds expectations - $12 billion in bids received – $1.5 billion allocated	MC 111/14
29 October 2014	Treasury Increasing Productivity by Reducing Regulation	MC 110/14
29 October 2014	$72.3 Million in Savings Achieved Through Repeal Day Initiatives	MC 109/14
29 October 2014	Tony Burke Wrong Again	MC 108/14
28 October 2014	Implementation Arrangements for Fuel Excise Indexation Over Next 12 Months	MC 107/14
26 October 2014	Medibank Private Share Offer opens tomorrow	MC 106/14
27 October 2014	Australian Government General Government Sector Monthly Financial Statements - September 2014	MC 105/14
24 October 2014	New Tax Treaty with Switzerland Enters into Force	MC 104/14
24 October 2014	An enhanced Public Register of Financial Advisers	MC 103/14
24 October 2014	Government response to Senate inquiry into the performance of ASIC	MC 102/14
23 October 2014	Initiatives to Help Address Insurance Affordability for North Queensland	MC 101/14
22 October 2014	Electricity Prices Fall by 5.1 Per Cent After Scrapping the Carbon Tax	MC 100/14
20 October 2014	Medibank Private Share Offer prospectus now available	MC 99/14
16 October 2014	Medibank Private Share Offer pre-registration exceeds expectations	MC 98/14
12 October 2014	Pre-registration for Medibank Private Share Offer closes soon	MC 97/14
12 October 2014	Increasing Competition in the Credit Card Industry	MC 96/14
10 October 2014	Australian Government General Government Sector Monthly Financial Statements - July and August 2014	MC 95/14
8 October 2014	Cloud adoption streamlined for Government	MC 95/14
1 October 2014	Senate again supports financial advice law improvements	MC 93/14

September
28 September 2014	Pre-registration open for Medibank Private Share Offer	MC 92/14
25 September 2014	2013-14 Final Budget Outcome	MC 91/14
24 September 2014	Appointment of Chair of the Australian Accounting Standards Board	MC 90/14
11 September 2014	Labor Contradicting Themselves on Economic Forecasting	MC 89/14
9 September 2014	Repeal of the Minerals Resource Rent Tax	MC 88/14
2 September 2014	Failed Mining Tax Finally Gone	MC 87/14

August
29 August 2014	Proceeding with the Medibank Private Initial Public Offering	MC 86/14
28 August 2014	New Appointments to the Takeovers Panel	MC 85/14
25 August 2014	Green Light for North West Coastal Highway upgrade	MC 84/14
22 August 2014	GP Co-payment and Medical Research Future Fund Essential Budget Reforms	MC 83/14
21 August 2014	Appointment of Advisers for Scoping Studies for ASIC's Registry Services and the Royal Australian Mint	MC 82/14
6 August 2014	More Than One Million People Now Realising the Benefits of MyGov for Tax	MC 81/14
5 August 2014	Appointment of Providers for the Medibank Private Initial Public Offering	MC 80/14
5 August 2014	Appointment of Advisers for Scoping Studies for Australian Hearing and Defence Housing Australia	MC 79/14

July
21 July 2014	Exploring More Options for Retirement Income Products	MC 78/14
18 July 2014	Repeal of the Minerals Resource Rent Tax	MC 77/14
17 July 2014	Establishing an Enhanced Public Register of Financial Advisers	MC 76/14
16 July 2014	Labor 2013-14 Budget Savings (Measures No. 1) Bill 2014	MC 75/14
15 July 2014	Senate Support for Financial Advice Law Improvements	MC 74/14
10 July 2014	Selling Services Providers Sought for Medibank Private Sale	MC 73/14
9 July 2014	More Labor Denial on the Budget	MC 72/14
8 July 2014	Appointment of Members to the Financial Reporting Council	MC 71/14
8 July 2014	Inspector-General of Taxation Report into the Australian Taxation Office’s Administration of Penalties	MC 70/14
8 July 2014	Proposal to Expand Central Clearing of the Over-the-Counter Derivatives	MC 69/14
3 July 2014	Statement on Commonwealth Bank Announcement	MC 68/14
2 July 2014	Exploration Development Incentive Boosts Greenfield Exploration	MC 67/14
1 July 2014	More Opportunities for Farmers to Prepare for Lean Years	MC 66/14

June
30 June 2014	Small Businesses to Benefit from On-Time Payments	MC 65/14
27 June 2014	Australian Government General Government Sector Monthly Financial Statements - May 2014	MC 64/14
26 June 2014	Enhancing Consumer Credit Protections	MC 63/14
24 June 2014	Cross Appointments to the New Zealand and Australian Takeovers Panels	MC 62/14
20 June 2014	The Way Forward on Financial Advice Laws	MC 61/14
19 June 2014	Advisers Appointed for Air Warfare Destroyer Program Reform Strategy	MC 60/14
18 June 2014	Repeal of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation	MC 59/14
12 June 2014	Labor's Useless and Unhelpful Advice on Tax	MC 58/14
6 June 2014	Australian Government Actuary’s Report on Strata Title Insurance Prices in North Queensland	MC 57/14
4 June 2014	Putting the Air Warfare Destroyer Program Back on Track	MC 56/14
2 June 2014	Providing Certainty on Disclosure Requirements for Insurance Policies	MC 55/14
2 June 2014	Inspector-General of Taxation Report into the Australian Taxation Office's Management of Transfer Pricing	MC 54/14
2 June 2014	Providing Certainty for Contractual Loss Absorption Provisions in Regulatory Capital	MC 53/14

May
30 May 2014	Australian Government General Government Sector Monthly Financial Statements - April 2014	MC 52/14
30 May 2014	Retirement of David Tune PSM	MC 51/14
27 May 2014	Baseless Fairfax Claims On Moorebank A Disgrace	MC 50/14
26 May 2014	More Flexibility For Superannuation Funds In Receiving Contributions	MC 49/14
26 May 2014	Discussion Paper On Unclaimed Moneys Provision	MC 48/14
13 May 2014	Our response to the National Commission of Audit report	MC 46/14
13 May 2014	Establishing a New Medical Research Future Fund	MC 45/14
13 May 2014	Superannuation Excess Contributions Tax	MC 44/14
13 May 2014	More Progress in Restoring Integrity in the Tax System	MC 43/14
13 May 2014	Realising the Value of Surplus Commonwealth Property	MC 42/14
13 May 2014	New Military Superannuation Scheme Arrangements	MC 41/14
13 May 2014	Improving Productivity And Performance In The Health Care Sector	MC 40/14
13 May 2014	Government Rolls Out Biggest Infrastructure Program	MC 39/14
13 May 2014	Next Phase of Asset Recycling Strategy	MC 38/14
13 May 2014	Building A More Sustainable Public Service	MC 37/14
13 May 2014	Delivering A Smaller, More Rational Government	MC 36/14
13 May 2014	The 2014-15 Budget	MC 35/14
9 May 2014	Labor's Mining Tax Costing Taxpayers Money	MC 34/14
9 May 2014	Australian Government General Government Sector Monthly Financial Statements - March 2014	MC 33/14
9 May 2014	Addressing the High Cost of Insurance in North Queensland	MC 32/14
7 May 2014	NBN Co Fixed Wireless and Satellite Review	MC 31/14
6 May 2014	Australian Taxation Office Joins myGov	MC 30/14
5 May 2014	Providing Greater Stability and Transparency in the Superannuation System	MC 29/14
1 May 2014	Release of the National Commission of Audit Report	MC 28/14
16 May 2014	Budget Does Include Funding for Labor's Public Service Job Cuts	MC 14/14

April
17 April 2014	Joint Lead Managers Appointed for Medibank Private Sale	MC 27/14
16 April 2014	New Appointments to the Takeovers Panel	MC 26/14
16 April 2014	Asia Region Funds Passport to Drive Financial Services Export Growth	MC 25/14
10 April 2014	Consultation Open on Amendments to the Corporations Law	MC 24/14
9 April 2014	Appointment of Members to the Financial Reporting Council	MC 23/14
9 April 2014	NBN Co to roll out new multi-technology mix	MC 22/14
8 April 2014	Final Coles Review into Submarine Sustainment	MC 21/14

March
28 March 2014	Australian Government General Government Sector Monthly Financial Statements - February 2014	MC 20/14
28 March 2014	Working to remove barriers to help small businesses grow	MC 19/14
26 March 2014	Government Proceeds with the Sale of Medibank Private	MC 18/14
25 March 2014	Labor Vote to Penalise Western Australia Again	MC 17/14
24 March 2014	Confirming Our Commitment to FOFA Reforms	MC 16/14
20 March 2014	Labor Continues to Mislead WA Voters on the Carbon Tax	MC 15/14
19 March 2014	Labor Still Don't Get It on WA	MC 14/14
19 March 2014	Making it Easier for Small Business to do Business with Government	MC 13/14
18 March 2014	Labor Party Won't Stand up for Western Australia	MC 12/14
14 March 2014	Australian Government General Government Sector Monthly Financial Statements - January 2014	MC 11/14
14 March 2014	Labor Puts WA Last with Confusing Plans for a New Mining Tax	MC 10/14
5 March 2014	Over $80 Million in Efficiencies as Government Consolidates Property	MC 09/14

February
28 February 2014	Australian Government General Government Sector Monthly Financial Statements - December 2013	MC 08/14
28 February 2014	Mark Burgess' Contribution to the Future Fund	MC 07/14
25 February 2014	Review of the Air Warfare Destroyer Program	MC 06/14
6 February 2014	Building WA Transport Infrastructure for the 21st Century	MC 05/14
4 February 2014	Appointments to the Future Fund Board	MC 04/14

January
10 January 2014	Australian Government General Government Sector Monthly Financial Statements - November 2013	MC 03/14
9 January 2014	Retail Trade And Housing Data Point To Growing Consumer Confidence	MC 02/14
2 January 2014	Coalition Committed to Jobs Promise - Labor Budget Dishonesty Continues in Opposition	MC 01/14