CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 22 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Thanks for joining us. And for the travelling media as well, thanks for making the effort of coming here to the United States for what has been my seventh visit to the United States as Prime Minister, my third since the federal election in May, and it has been a very significant visit. I'm joined today by the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Madeleine Kin...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 22 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: NATALIE BARR, HOST:The Prime Minister joins us from the White House, good morning to you. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good morning, Nat. BARR: Tell us, what was going through your mind when the President turned to you and said, does he still work for you? PRIME MINISTER:Well, yesterday was an important meeting. We had an $8.5 billion dollar deal. We confirmed AUKUS and my focus was on what a su...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 22 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force Editor's note: Images of the seizure available via Hightail The AFP has charged a Prospect woman over her alleged role in a failed 62kg cocaine importation, after the drugs were found inside mechanical equipment. The woman, 30, was charged yesterday (21 October, 2025) and released on police bail. She is expected to a...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 22 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: An Eritrea-born man has appeared before the Melbourne Magistrates Court today (22 October, 2025), charged with breaching his visa-mandated conditions. The AFP charged the man, 38, after he was located in Melbourne yesterday (21 October, 2025). It will be alleged the man breached the conditions of his Commonwealth visa between 9 and 18 October, 2025, by failing to maintain his electronic monitoring device ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 22 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: An Iraq-born man is expected to appear before the Melbourne Magistrates' Court today (22 October, 2025), charged with allegedly breaching his visa-mandated conditions. The AFP charged the man, 50, yesterday (21 October, 2025) after locating him in Dandenong. It will be alleged the man failed to maintain his electronic monitoring device as required. The man was charged with: * Two counts of fail to compl...
Belconnen, ACT, Oct. 22 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking the public's assistance to locate missing 51-year-old woman Stephanie Wills. Stephanie has not been seen or heard from since 6:30pm Monday (20 October 2025), and was last seen in Braddon. Police believe she was the driver of a vehicle involved in a collision on Northbourne Avenue and Girrahween Street on Monday evening, but she left the scene before police arrived. She is described as Caucasia...
Belconnen, ACT, Oct. 22 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Thanks Canberra, the person we posted about earlier today has come forward and is assisting police with their enquiries. Thanks for your assistance. ****************************************************************** ACT Policing is seeking to identify witnesses and a man who allegedly committed an indecent act at a Tuggeranong retail store earlier this month. About 11:25am on Wednesday, 1 October (2025), police recei...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 22 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Growing up in Nigeria, Senior Constable Steve Omotosho says he never could have predicted a move to Australia with his wife in 2014, would land him his dream job at the Queensland Police Service (QPS). Watch on YouTube Senior Constable Omotosho says he always wanted to be a police officer and when the opportunity to work in picturesque Toowoomba arose, he quickly fell in love with the region and jo...
SYDNEY, Oct. 22 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released a response paper outlining refinements to its proposed updates to the general insurance reinsurance framework. The changes aim to facilitate easier access to different forms of reinsurance, including alternative arrangements like insurance-linked securities, while continuing to safeguard policyholder interests. The paper addresses ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 21 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and President of the United States Donald J. Trump today signed a landmark bilateral framework on critical minerals and rare earths at the White House in Washington DC. This will see an accelerated pipeline of priority projects delivered by and for the two nations. The United States-Australia Framework for Securing of Supply in the Mining and Processing of Critical Mine...