CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 6 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: International ratings agency S&PGlobal has just re‑affirmed Australia's AAA credit rating. This is a powerful endorsement of the Government's responsible economic and fiscal management at a time of extreme global uncertainty. S&P says "Australia's fiscal performance is sound" and "Australia has modest public debt by international standards." S&P specifically calls out the Government's ambitious tax ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 6 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Arrest vision available via Hightail. A Bankstown man has been sentenced by Bankstown Local Court over online threats made towards a federal parliamentarian. On 27 November, 2025, the AFP's National Security Investigations (NSI) team received a referral from the parliamentarian's office regarding two emails they had received. These emails contained threats to kill the parliamentarian and t...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 6 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: The AFP is renewing a Register of Interest for Australians affected by the 2002 Bali bombings and the 2003 J.W. Marriott Hotel bombing in Jakarta. More than 200 people, including 88 Australians, were killed when bombs were detonated in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali on the evening of 12 October, 2002. A further 12 people were killed and more than 150 were injured when a car b...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 6 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: I am pleased to announce the Governor-General has appointed Mr Simon Draper PSM as Secretary of the Department of Industry, Science and Resources. Mr Draper brings extensive public sector experience to the role, currently serving as Secretary of the New South Wales Premier's Department. Prior to this, Mr Draper held senior leadership positions including CEO of the NSW Reconstruction Authority, CEO of ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 6 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will welcome the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, His Excellency, Mr To Lam, on his visit to Australia from 9 to 12 August 2026. The leaders will meet for the first time in Canberra on Tuesday 11 August 2026 to discuss opportunities to deepen cooperation. Australia and Vietna...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 5 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Arrest vision available via Hightail A Lakemba man has been charged today (5 August, 2026) with allegedly organising for his wife to leave Australia before submitting a withdrawal of her spousal visa application. An AFP investigation began in March, 2026, into a report regarding a woman, 23, who alleged her husband had trafficked her to Myanmar from Australia in December, 2025. The couple al...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 5 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Two Melbourne men have been sentenced over their involvement in a drug trafficking ring linked to Italian organised crime. The AFP launched Operation Kraken-Kashyyyk in July, 2024, targeting members of Italian organised crime who were using Ghost, an encrypted communications platform designed specifically for criminal use. The platform has since been dismantled by international law enforcement. Investigator...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 5 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force Editor's note: Vision and images of the seized items are available via Hightail. A St Marys man appeared before the NSW Bail Division Court yesterday (4 August, 2026) charged for allegedly importing items bearing Nazi symbols and allegedly making a Nazi salute in a public place. An AFP investigation began in Feb...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 5 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the AFP, Victoria Police and ASIO Editor's note: Images, videos and audio grabs in relation to the attack are available for download. The Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) is investigating an attack on a Melbourne defence manufacturer as an act of terrorism, potentially orchestrated by far-left extremists with anarchist and revolutionary ideologies. The JCT...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 4 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government is releasing exposure drafts of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 3) Bill 2026 and related materials for consultation. This is the next tranche of legislation implementing the reforms to negative gearing and capital gains tax (CGT) announced in the 2026‑27 Budget. These reforms will help level the playing field for first home buyers, preserve the gains investors have...