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...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 23 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editors Note: Additional ClickFit materials can be downloaded via Hightail. Criminal networks are weaponising artificial intelligence (AI) to help steal millions of dollars from everyday Australians through sophisticated fake investment scams. According to the Joint Policing Cybercrime Coordination Centre (JPC3) - which has launched a national cybercrime awareness campaign called 'ClickFit: Investment Sca...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 23 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: Labor National Conference, paid prac, ALP draft platform Sally Sara: Jim Chalmers is the federal Treasurer and joins me now. Treasurer, welcome back to Breakfast. Jim Chalmers: Thanks for having me back on, Sally. Sara: How much do you get involved in these delicate discussions ahead of the conference? Chalmers: I get involved in the policies in my own area. I think every Cabinet minist...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 23 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Thank you, Mali, for your warm South Australian welcome, your leadership of this great state and - at a personal level - your friendship. I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and I pay my respects to their elders past, present and emerging. State and Territory Labor Leaders. My Federal team, led by the best Deputy Prime Minister anyone could ask for, Richard M...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 23 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Labor Government will create a new Fair Work Court to provide simpler, fairer and faster justice for working Australians. A fair workplace relations system relies on workers and employers being able to resolve disputes quickly and fairly. The current court system for workers and employers can be costly, complex to navigate, and slow to respond to the needs of modern workplaces. Currentl...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 23 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Labor Government is expanding the Commonwealth Prac Payment to people training in an additional ten key front line health professions. This will provide cost of living relief for students and support our future healthcare workforce. Unpaid practical placements are a big part of healthcare degrees. For some courses such as radiography, it is more than a year of the degree. For that commitm...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 23 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: MELISSA CLARKE, HOST:Prime Minister, thanks for speaking to AM. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good to be with you, Melissa. CLARKE: Now you're announcing the expansion of Paid Prac to include another 10 allied health degrees, things like physiotherapy and psychology. Why are allied health fields the focus of this additional support? PRIME MINISTER:Because these are areas where we do have skill sh...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 23 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editors Note: Additional ClickFit materials can be downloaded via Hightail. Criminal networks are weaponising artificial intelligence (AI) to help steal millions of dollars from everyday Australians through sophisticated fake investment scams. According to the Joint Policing Cybercrime Coordination Centre (JPC3) - which has launched a national cybercrime awareness campaign called 'ClickFit: Investment Sca...