TED O’BRIEN MP DEPUTY LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION SHADOW TREASURER MEMBER FOR FAIRFAX MEDIA STATEMENT Millions of Australian mortgage holders were left wanting today, just the latest in a long line of disappointments throughout Labor’s cost-of-living crisis, now in its fourth year. Rates have been kept higher for longer as a direct consequence of Labor’s … Continued

TED O’BRIEN MP DEPUTY LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION SHADOW TREASURER MEMBER FOR FAIRFAX SENATOR JAMES PATERSON SHADOW MINISTER FOR FINANCE SHADOW MINISTER FOR GOVERNMENT SERVICES SHADOW MINISTER FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE SENATOR FOR VICTORIA JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT Official budget figures released today confirm for the first time that the Albanese Government’s lack of fiscal discipline … Continued

TED O’BRIEN MP DEPUTY LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION SHADOW TREASURER MEMBER FOR FAIRFAX  MEDIA STATEMENT Today’s CPI figures and the OECD’s interim outlook confirm that Labor has lost control of the budget and Australians are continuing to pay the price. Inflation has climbed back to 3 per cent – the highest in more than a … Continued

As published in the Australian on 24 September 2025 The Albanese government has committed Australia to cutting our emissions in half over the next decade – Australian jobs, industry and prosperity be damned. Alongside their decision, they released 54 pages of economic modelling and 34 pages of technical appendices, and yet these documents contain nothing … Continued

THE HON SUSSAN LEY MP LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION FEDERAL MEMBER FOR FARRER THE HON TED O’BRIEN ACTING SHADOW MINISTER FOR ENERGY AND EMISSIONS FEDERAL MEMBER FOR FAIRFAX MEDIA RELEASE The Coalition strongly rejects Labor’s economy-wrecking 2035 emissions reduction target, a fantasy that rests on flawed assumptions and cannot be believed. It cannot be believed … Continued