BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 13 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are urging tradies to secure their tools and protect their livelihood, after more than 25,000 tools were stolen across Queensland in the 2024-25 financial year. In response to the rising trend, Queensland Police Service (QPS) has today launched a new crime prevention initiative in North Brisbane to help tradies, contractors and tool owners keep their gear safe from opportunistic thieves. As p...
SYDNEY, Oct. 13 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) for the period October 2025 to September 2027. This is APRA's second Innovate RAP and third RAP since 2017. The latest Reconciliation Action Plan builds on APRA's previous commitments and focuses on four key themes: * Creating a working environment that increasingly attracts, retain...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 13 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government is delivering more help to low‑income workers and reforming the superannuation system to make it stronger, fairer and more sustainable. We are boosting the low‑income superannuation tax offset (LISTO) and making a number of important changes to better target superannuation concessions for large balances. We will increase the LISTO by $310 to $810 and raise the eligibili...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 13 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: The meeting was chaired by Mr Daryl Quinlivan. Mr Rene Woods was an apology for the meeting while all other members were present. The Authority was updated on the NSW Long-term Diversion Limits Equivalent factors and approved the Annual Water Take Report 2023-24 (including the 2023-24 Cap Register) for publishing on the MDBA website. The Water Take Report provides an analysis of the sustainable diversi...