Peter Costello is an Australian former politician and lawyer who served as Treasurer in the Howard government from 1996 to 2007
June 2024
Peter Costello resigns as chairman of Nine Entertainment ‘effective immediately’
Former federal treasurer stands down days after he was accused of assaulting a News Corp journalist at Canberra airport
Airport CCTV footage could show what happened between Peter Costello and News Corp journalist
Federal minister Jason Clare and the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, say additional camera angles may shed light on incident at Canberra airport
‘You’ve just assaulted me’: Peter Costello accused of ‘violent behaviour’ by News Corp journalist
Video shows The Australian’s Liam Mendes fall to the ground during encounter with Nine Entertainment chairman at Canberra airport
May 2024
Fellas, if you want there to be more babies, be a dad. A dad in the home
Van Badham
Inaccessible work, outrageous childcare costs and the threat of family violence are only some of the issues holding back Australia’s birthrate
December 2023
Sliding doors: cabinet papers reveal how close Coalition came to endorsing emissions trading in 2003
The Howard government drafted a statement declaring its support for an emissions trading scheme before abruptly changing course
July 2021
Costello exaggerated the costs of ageing. Why won’t the Coalition face up to the costs of the climate crisis?
Richard Denniss
Ministers are spending millions to fight the ruling that they must think about future generations when making planning decisions
March 2021
The weekly beast
Devine intervention as Sky News Australia's YouTube channel eclipses ABC's
Amanda Meade
Nine Entertainment names Mike Sneesby as its new chief executive
December 2020
John Howard 2000 cabinet papers: climate wars and the conservative re-engineering of Australia
Newly released documents reveal a government preoccupied with GST, carbon emissions and returning the country to the prime minister’s ideal
November 2020
Google denies Peter Costello’s claim it uses Australian news content to boost revenue
Nine chairman says company invests millions of dollars in content that Google and facebook use to bloster their platforms
September 2020
Wealthier older Australians should pay more for aged care, Peter Costello says
Assessment process needs to be simplified and begin long before residents move into a nursing home, says former treasurer
August 2020
Why is Google taking aim at the Australian government with saturation advertising?
Google and Facebook are deeply opposed to the Australian government’s plans to force them to pay media companies for news content
July 2020
Google and Facebook to be forced to share revenue with media in Australia under draft code
Consumer watchdog unveils ‘hundreds of millions’ in potential fines under code drawn up after talks stalled between tech and news companies
December 2019
Cabinet papers 1998-99: Coalition's campaign to unleash the GST laid bare
Peter Costello says Australia feared Indonesian economy would collapse and cause boat exodus
August 2019
Josh Frydenberg 'determined' to deliver surplus despite US-China trade tensions
Treasurer urges Australians not to panic as Reserve Bank downgrading growth projections and Peter Costello issues warning on retirement savings
February 2019
Cashed-up retirees getting a refund for tax they never paid? We've hit peak rort
Richard Denniss
Some of the wealthiest Australians pay negative tax and still get to call themselves self-funded
November 2018
Nine board tells AGM it is 'confident' Fairfax shareholders will give green light to merger
Peter Costello says new company will be up and running by 10 December
August 2018
Oh dear! A brief history of politicians who tried to dance
In honour of UK prime minister Theresa May’s brave attempts at dancing in Africa recently, we take a look back at the many times world leaders and other politicians have shaken off the shackles of good judgement and let loose
May 2018
Peter Costello criticises Australian government's budget strategy and calls for income tax cuts
Federal budget: former treasurer says public won’t support corporate tax cuts and says Australia’s net debt will take decades to wipe
