Rather than stopping his spending spree or growing the economic pie, the treasurer continues to reach for higher taxes, more debt, and bigger government. As published in the Australian Financial Review 17 October 2025 Australia has been spared – at least for now – from the worst instincts of the Albanese government. After months of … Continued

TED O’BRIEN MP DEPUTY LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION SHADOW TREASURER MEMBER FOR FAIRFAX THE HON TIM WILSON MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR SMALL BUSINESS SHADOW MINISTER FOR INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT MEMBER FOR GOLDSTEIN JOINT MEDIA RELEASE The Australian economy is being crushed under the weight of Labor’s spending spree. Australian Bureau of Statistics figures released … Continued

TED O’BRIEN MP DEPUTY LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION SHADOW TREASURER MEMBER FOR FAIRFAX MEDIA STATEMENT The latest ANZ-ROY Morgan Consumer Confidence report shows Australians remain under pressure and their confidence things will get better continues to fall. Labor’s economic mismanagement is crushing the hopes of Australian families. The cost of everything has gone up and … Continued

TED O’BRIEN MP DEPUTY LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION SHADOW TREASURER MEMBER FOR FAIRFAX MEDIA STATEMENT Jim Chalmers has been forced into a humiliating backflip on his proposal to tax super unrealised gains, as his Prime Minister jetted off overseas leaving him holding the bag. This is a humiliating moment for the Treasurer who spent two … Continued

As published in the AFR on 8 October 2025 Last week, three years of Labor economic mismanagement came home to roost. On Monday, the treasurer released the Final Budget Outcome for 2024-25, boasting he had “engineered” the largest budget improvement in history. But, in fact, he was announcing the budget had plunged into deficit, to the … Continued