CANBERRA, ACT, June 11 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A West Australian man has been sentenced to a maximum of six years' imprisonment for possessing videos and images depicting child abuse material, following a WA Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team investigation. The man, 54, was sentenced by the Perth District Court last week (5 June, 2026) and was ordered to serve a minimum of four years in ...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 11 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Images from search warrant available via Hightail A northern NSW man is scheduled to appear before the NSW Bail Division Courts today (11 June, 2026) charged with allegedly sending three offensive emails to a witness to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, as well as weapons offences. The AFP's National Security Investigations (NSI) team received a report about the offen...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 11 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: TANYA PLIBERSEK, MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SERVICES:Good morning, everyone. It is such a pleasure to welcome the Prime Minister and the Minister for Health to my electorate today for an incredibly important announcement. First of all, we're here for the official opening of the Institute for Musculoskeletal Health. That is a wonderful thing in itself, but the Prime Minister's got an additional announcement th...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 11 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: 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. It is a pleasure to be here among so many incredible people - researchers, clinicians, health workers, support staff. As together, we celebrate the opening of this new home for the Institute for Musculoskeletal Health. Into the future, these rooms will serve ...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 11 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government is delivering a record amount of funding for Arthritis by establishing a new Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Conditions Research Mission. We will invest $100 million over 10 years to deliver the Mission that will boost research into arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions. The Mission will be established through the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) and will bring together ke...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 10 -- Geoscience Australia issued the following news release: Collaborative science helping communities prepare for earthquakes Papua New Guinea lies within one of the world's most active and complex tectonic regions. While earthquakes cannot be predicted or prevented, timely and accurate information can help authorities and communities prepare, respond and reduce their impacts. In Lae, one of Papua New Guinea's major economic centres, Geoscience Australia is working with ...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 10 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police,the National Disability Insurance Agency, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, and NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission Editor's note: Arrest vision and images available for download An Adelaide woman has been arrested and charged today(10 June,2026) over an alleged plot to defraud more than $5 million from the National Disabilit...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 10 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: For the second time in just three days, the mighty MCG belongs to the memory of Neale Daniher. In footy's tribal world of fierce loyalties, there are very few people who have had this whole stadium barracking for them. Neale Daniher was one. In a place that has known its fair share of champions and legends, we come together today to remember someone who was so much more than that. Neale Daniher was...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 10 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: TOM STEINFORT, HOST: Welcome back to the MCG and Nine's special presentation of the state funeral for the great Neale Daniher. ALICIA LOXLEY, HOST: Joining us now is Prime Minister Anthony Albanese who led a wonderful condolence motion for Neale Daniher in Parliament a couple of weeks ago. It's a huge day, isn't it, for the Daniher family, but also the wider Australian community. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PR...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 10 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: JODIE BELYEA, MEMBER FOR DUNKLEY:Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Dunkley. And I'm very thrilled to have the Prime Minister here, Anthony Albanese, back into Dunkley. It's always a thrill to have him here with me, alongside the community. About 12 months ago, we initiated a really exceptional campaign to ensure accessible help for people in communities across Australia, and here today we're at th...