All three major international credit ratings have now affirmed Australia’s AAA credit rating since the Budget, with Moody's and S&P confirming this in the last two months as well.

Fitch praised the Government's efforts to reduce the budget deficit, including putting the NDIS on a more sustainable footing, and noted Australia’s growth outlook ‘exceeds the growth outlook for ‘AAA’-rated peers’.

This is another clear endorsement of Australia’s strong economic fundamentals and this Government’s responsible economic management.

BREAKING: Ratings agency Fitch has reaffirmed Australia’s AAA credit rating.

GET THE FACTS: Two thirds of Australia’s gross debt was racked by the Coalition. In just 9 years, the Coalition racked up $607.8 billion of gross debt, and doubled debt even before COVID.

We're tackling housing supply from all angles, including funding infrastructure like roads and water systems, building 55,000 social and affordable homes and working with states and territories to streamline approvals.

Commencements and completions are both up in these figures but were both falling when we came to office. Dwelling commencements were up 7% in the June quarter to be 14.4% higher in annual terms, and completions were up 5.8% in the quarter to be 15.9% higher in annual terms.

BREAKING: New numbers show dwelling commencements and completions were up substantially in the June quarter, after the Budget.

Australia and Japan are close economic partners and trusting friends. Given all the economic uncertainty and volatility in the world, we are building even stronger ties to make the most of the big opportunities ahead of us.

Speaking in Tokyo today about the unique strengths that make Australia such an attractive investment destination. Thanks to the Japanese and Australian business leaders I engaged with about boosting our economic security together.

This is all about strengthening cooperation, boosting investment and building resilience in both our economies in Australia’s national interest.

I’ll be engaging with more than 30 business leaders and investors and my Japanese counterpart in Tokyo in a packed couple of days to showcase Australia as a premier investment destination.

BREAKING: Card surcharges are now banned. From today, card surcharges are banned, saving Australians $1.6bn. So whether you're at the supermarket or paying bills, the price you see is the price you pay.

New numbers we just released show that gross debt came in $10.6 billion lower at the end of the last Financial Year. Responsible economic management is a defining feature of this Albanese Labor Government.⁩⁩

Whether it’s cheaper deposits, building more homes or reforming our tax system to benefit first homebuyers, we’re helping more Australians into housing.

This scheme is so important when it comes to helping people get a foothold in the housing market, and we know that’s often the hardest part. Locals in our community are some of biggest beneficiaries of this scheme, saving thousands of dollars.

BREAKING: 60,000 Queenslanders have bought their first home thanks to our 5% deposit scheme.

An expansive chat with Michelle Grattan on her podcast about the opportunities and challenges we’ll face over the next 40 years and what we’re doing to make sure Australians are beneficiaries and not victims of all the change.