CANBERRA, ACT, July 28 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese and Cook Labor Governments have announced they will kick off investigations into building a new oil refinery in Western Australia. The project is proposed by Perdaman, and would help strengthen energy security in Australia. The Prime Minister and Premier travelled to Karratha to announce they will conduct a jointly funded $4 million pre-feasibility study for a new large-scale oil refinery...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 28 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the agencies of the Australian Government Fraud Fusion Taskforce Editor's note: Images and footage available via Hightail A Darwin woman is the second person to be charged for allegedly using her position as a public servant to facilitate corrupt conduct involving millions of dollars from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Investigators from the Austra...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 28 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and Australian Taxation Office Editor's note: images and arrest footage available via Hightail A NSW man, 33, has been charged for allegedly attempting to defraud the Commonwealth of more than $1.3 million in false Goods and Services Tax (GST) claims, following a joint AFP and Australian Taxation Office (ATO) investigation. The former Co...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 27 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between Queensland Police Service (QPS) and Australian Federal Police (AFP) Editor's note: Footage of the arrest is available via Hightail. Queensland Police Service, with assistance from the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), has extradited and charged a man following investigations into the alleged attempted bribery of a public of...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 27 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Working families are in a stronger financial position today than they would otherwise be because of the tireless advocacy and strong leadership of Sally McManus and Michele O'Neil. Sally and Michele secured incredible successes for working people in their eight years together leading Australia's union movement - the first all-female leadership team in the Australian Council of Trade Unions' 99-year hi...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 26 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: DAVID SPEERS, HOST:Prime Minister, thanks for joining us at this Labor conference. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good morning. DAVID SPEERS: So a young Anthony Albanese, once came along to these conferences with an aim to change minds and change the party platform. Have you heard anything here these last few days that's going to shift your position on anything? PRIME MINISTER: Well, what we've ha...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 25 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Images of the seized cash are available via Hightail The AFP has successfully confiscated more than $700,000 as part of an ongoing money laundering investigation. A total of $712,850 in cash was detected and seized by the AFP at Gold Coast Airport on 13 March, 2024, following intelligence that a person would be travelling to Mildura, Victoria, in possession of a large quantity of cash. Pol...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 24 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: The previously released images of the two-tone t-shirt can be viewed and downloaded via Hightail. The AFP continues to seek community input to assist with victim identification in an ongoing child abuse investigation, following the release of seven images last week. It can be confirmed today (24 July, 2026) two children pictured in images taken at a Rouse Hill childcare centre were alr...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 24 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A NSW man is expected to appear in Wollongong Local Court today (24 July, 2026) charged over the alleged possession of child abuse material. The man, 34, was charged after AFP investigators executed a search warrant at a Lake Illawarra home yesterday (23 July, 2026). During the search warrant, investigators located electronic devices allegedly containing evidence of child abuse material being shared to enc...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 24 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Perth man is due to reappear in Perth Magistrates Court today (24 July, 2026) charged over possessing dozens of images and videos allegedly containing child abuse material. The man, 76, was charged after AFP executed a search warrant at a Westminster home on 30 June, 2026. During the search warrant, investigators located an electronic tablet allegedly containing images, videos and animated GIFs of explic...