Today, in my capacity as interim Minister for Home Affairs, I exercised my power under section 195A of the Migration Act 1958 to intervene in the case of the Murugappan family.

With inflation running at 5.1 per cent, today’s data shows that real wages went backwards by 2.7 per cent in the last 12 months. 

As the most wasteful government since Federation, the Liberals can’t be taken seriously on the Budget and the economy.

It was hard enough to make ends meet under Scott Morrison and today it got even harder for millions of Australians.

An Albanese Labor Government will join the growing global efforts of more than 130 countries with responsible measures to ensure multinational companies pay a fairer share of tax.

An Albanese Labor Government will widen Loganlea Road between the Logan Motorway and the Pacific Motorway on-ramp, delivering a faster, safer commute to local families.

The Pre-Election Economic and Fiscal Outlook (PEFO) released today confirms that the Morrison Government's decade of economic mismanagement has resulted in a budget riddled with waste and rorts and with a trillion dollars in debt with not enough to show for it.  

An Albanese Labor Government will work with Logan City Council to install at least ten new CCTV security cameras across the community and help upgrade local infrastructure to increase the capacity of the local CCTV network.

Labor notes the appointment of Bruce Miller as Chair of the Foreign Investment Review Board following the very sad passing of the legendary David Irvine.

Nothing in this Budget makes up for a decade of attacks on wages, job security and Medicare.