Tom McIlroy

Tom McIlroy

Tom McIlroy is a political reporter for Fairfax Media in the federal press gallery at Parliament House.

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann said the government would respond to the external dispute review on budget night.

One-stop complaints scheme for banks and insurers tipped in federal budget

The budget will make it easier to complain about banks

Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan has been reappointed for seven years.

ATO boss to hit companies with $4b in tax bills post reappointment

Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan will get another seven years at the head of the Australian Taxation Office, with the agency looking to hit more multinationals with tax bills amounting to $4 billion.

Ex-minister privately pushed for bank royal commission 'to say we have done it'

Former Liberal minister Andrew Robb pressed the Turnbull government to hold a royal commission into the banks but one with a narrower scope to stymie the Labor party's assault on the major banks, cabinet sources say.

John Stanhope, chair of Australia Post, says he will be sad to see Ahmed Fahour leave as CEO.

Australia Post chair told to justify CEO pay in Canberra

Communications Minister Mitch Fifield has urged Australia Post chairman John Stanhope to appear at Senate estimates in two weeks to justify the high salaries at the government-owned business.

BP has dumped plans to drill in the Great Australian Bight.

BP dumps plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight

Oil giant BP has dumped controversial plans to drill in the Great Australia Bight, ending a proposal which raised fears of an environmental disaster.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull: a persistent, nagging sense that whatever the plan is meant to be, nothing is quite ...

PM calls on bank bosses to pass on rate cut

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has called on the big banks to pass on the full official 0.25 per cent interest rate cut or explain to customers why they won't.