CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 14 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea from 15 to 17 September to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Papua New Guinea's independence. Australia is proud to participate in this milestone celebration. Papua New Guinea is not only one of our closest neighbours but also the truest of friends. Our unique relationship has been forged by shared history, mutual respe...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 14 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government will provide $12 billion towards delivering a Defence Precinct at Henderson to deliver continuous naval shipbuilding and AUKUS in Western Australia. Alongside the Albanese Government's record investments across shipbuilding and AUKUS in the West, these commitments will support 10,000 direct jobs over the next two decades as well as providing opportunities for small and medium ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 14 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint Australian Federal Police and South Australia Police media release. Editor's Note: Video grabs and arrest vision available via Hightail The AFP and South Australia Police have charged six Adelaide men in six days over separate allegations of online and real-world sexual exploitation of children. The arrests were made between 6-11 September as part of a National Child Protection Week opera...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 14 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police, NSW Police Force and Australian Border Force Editor's note:Vision and images from search warrants available via Hightail The AFP has executed 15 search warrants and charged nine people with more than 30 online child abuse offences during a two-week blitz, with assistance from NSW Police Force (NSWPF) and Australian Border Force (ABF). T...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 13 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between Australian Federal Police, New South Wales Police Force and United States Homeland Security Investigations Editor's note:Footage of the man's arrest is available viaHigh tail. A Sydney man who pretended to be a teenage boy to trick girls into sending him sexually explicit images before extorting them for more content has been sentenced to four years and six months' im...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 13 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release with the Australian Federal Police and Queensland Police Service Editor's note:arrest vision and images of seized available via Hightail Two men have been charged with allegedly trafficking firearms to a violent paramilitary group based in Indonesia. A two-year joint investigation by the Queensland Joint Counter Terrorism Team (QLD JCTT) - made up of AFP, Queensland Police S...
Belconnen, ACT, Sept. 13 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 36-year-old Moncrieff man has been charged with possessing child abuse material following a search warrant yesterday. After police received information about the transmission of child abuse material through an internet server, police began an investigation and on Friday 12 September a search warrant was conducted at the man's residence in Moncrieff. During the search police allegedly located a mobile phone co...
Belconnen, ACT, Sept. 13 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 31-year-old man from Gunghalin has been arrested following an incident in Gungahlin yesterday. At around 8pm Friday 12 September, police were patrolling in Gungahlin when there were approached by members of the public who informed them a man had set off the fire alarm inside the Gungahlin Market Place. Police located the man, as they were trying to engage with him he has allegedly tried to flee from police before b...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 12 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: MURRAY JONES, HOST: The Prime Minister joins me this morning. Anthony Albanese, good morning. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning, Murray. It is wonderful to be back here in beautiful Cairns. JONES: You've got a good day for it. We've really turned on the sunshine this morning too, Prime Minister. PRIME MINISTER: That's a cracker. Thank you for that. I think the sun is shining. Matt Smit...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 12 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attended the 54th Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)Leaders' Meeting in Solomon Islands from 10 to 11 September. Prime Minister Albanese joined Pacific Leaders in signing the Pacific ResilienceFacility Treaty, establishing the first Pacific-led regional climate financing mechanism. The Facility will provide small-scale grants to local communities to help them betterprepare f...