CANBERRA, ACT, March 10 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government is another step closer to delivering its superannuation reforms. These changes will help low income workers and make the super system fairer from top to bottom. This means more super for workers on low incomes and more sustainable tax breaks for people with the biggest balances. Our reforms are all about helping workers earn more, keep more of what they earn and retire with more,...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 10 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A West Australian man is expected to appear before Perth Magistrates Court today (10 March, 2026) charged over allegedly spitting in an officer's face and mouth outside Perth Airport. AFP officers at Perth Airport responded to a request for assistance yesterday (9 March, 2026), following reports of two men arguing outside the terminal. The man, 52, was approached by AFP officers, who requested he provide ...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 10 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A western Sydney man, 43, is expected to face court next month after being issued with a court attendance yesterday (9 March, 2026) over an alleged online threat towards a federal parliamentarian. An AFP National Security Investigations (NSI) team began an investigation in January, 2026, following notification of a threatening email towards the parliamentarian. Investigators executed a search warrant at a...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 10 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Prior to Question Time today, David Littleproud did me the courtesy of informing me that he would be stepping down as Leader of the Nationals. As has always been the case, we were able to have that genuine and personal conversation with total confidence. I have always valued that and I thank him for it. David and I come from very different political traditions and backgrounds but we share a mutual r...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 10 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Iran's reprisal attacks continue to escalate, already at a scale and depth we have not seen before; 12 countries in the region are continuing to be targeted. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) alone has been forced to shoot down over 1,500 rockets and drones. This growing wave of dangerous and destabilising attacks from Iran puts civilian lives at risk, including Australian lives. In responding to requ...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 9 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Townsville man is expected to face Townsville Magistrates Court today (9 March, 2026) charged with accessing and possessing child abuse material. The AFP Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (JACET) charged the man, 22, after investigating a report from the United States' National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about an Australian allegedly uploading child abuse material to an instant messaging p...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 8 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and Victoria Police Editor's note:Television interviews+ infographics available via Hightail here. Twenty-sixmembers of a secret online child exploitation group have been charged with more than 1000 offences afterone ofthemost significantonline child abuseinvestigationsin Australia. A year-long covert investigation by the AFP and Victoria...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 7 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: The seizure of two mobile phones in a small Swedish town has exposed a criminal architecture stretching across Europe, Asia and Australia. On 4 March, 2026, coordinated actions in Spain, Sweden and Thailand struck key nodes of this network, building on earlier operational activity in Australia. Forensic analysis of the devices led international law enforcement to multiple, interconnected organised crime net...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 6 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Western Sydney man has been jailed for26yearsby the Downing Centre District Court today (6March,2026)after pleading guilty to 17 child abuse offences, including having sexual intercourse withminors. The man,28,will serveanon-parole period of19 years and six months. An AFP investigation began after theAustralian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) receivedtwo separate reportsregardinganonline use...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 6 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Warnbro man is expected to appear in Perth Magistrates Court today (6 March, 2026) charged with soliciting, transmitting and possessing child abuse material, and animal cruelty. The AFP charged the man, 22, yesterday (5 March, 2026) after investigating reports from the United States' National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) about an online user uploading child abuse ma...