CANBERRA, ACT, March 20 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: Today I convened a special meeting of the Council of Financial Regulators to discuss the conflict in the Middle East, its potential implications for our economy and financial markets, and actions being taken to shore up resilience. Australia has a strong and resilient financial system that is well placed to confront global instability, and that was the clear message from regulators today. While Australia...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 20 -- 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: Images of the bottles and suitcase available via Hightail A Malaysian-national is set to appear in Downing Centre Local Court today (20 March, 2026) after allegedly attempting to import 5kg of methamphetamine into Australia. The man, 66, arrived at Sydney Airport yesterday (19 March, 2026), on a...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 20 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Arrest footage of the syndicate can be accessed via HighTail A Whittlesea woman who was responsible for a daycare fraud ring and trained others in how to perpetrate the scheme has become the fifth and final person sentenced for defrauding the Commonwealth of $800,000. She was today sentenced to two years and six months imprisonment, which will be added to previously handed-down sentences...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 19 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: RYK GODDARD, HOST:Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, good morning. Welcome to Tassie. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good morning. It's an absolutely stunning day here again today. GODDARD:Head to head, kick to kick. Are you or Mary Donaldson better with the footy, Prime Minister? PRIME MINISTER:I think - I have only seen a photo, but I'll concede a loss there, absolutely. I thought she looked abso...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 19 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between Australian Federal Police, Western Australia Police Force, Australian Border Force, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission and AUSTRAC Editor's note: An image of the seized item is available via Hightail. Two men have been charged for their alleged roles in a plot to traffic 24kg of methamphetamine and 3.5kg of heroin inside a vehicle driven from South Australia to Wes...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 19 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police, NSW Police Force and Australian Border Force Editor's note:Vision and images of the arrest and seizure are available via Hightail. A Blacktown manappeared before Blacktown Local Court yesterday(18March,2026) charged with attempting to possess20kg ofpuremethamphetaminehiddeninside wooden palletsin a shipping container. An AFP investigati...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 19 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between partners of the Australian Government Fraud Fusion Taskforce Editor's note:Footage from the search warrant are available via Hightail. The Australian Government Fraud Fusion Taskforce (FFT)has executed further search warrants in relation to thealleged defrauding of $3.5 million from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Investigators from the FFT executed ...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 19 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Thanks for joining us. I'm joined today by Anthea Harris, who we have just appointed the Fuel Supply Taskforce Coordinator. Since the conflict began a fortnight ago, my Government has been working to protect Australians from the effects of the Middle East war. We've already taken a number of significant and indeed unprecedented actions. This morning, I convened the Na...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 19 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government has appointed Anthea Harris as Fuel Supply Taskforce Coordinator - a new role, supporting the work governments around the country are doing to ensure Australia is overprepared and quick to respond when facing fuel and other supply chain challenges arising from the conflict in the Middle East. The Fuel Supply Taskforce Coordinator will be responsible for the following: * Leadi...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 19 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The Prime Minister convened National Cabinet today to address fuel security and supply chain resilience in Australia in response to the conflict in the Middle East. First Ministers were provided a situation update from the Director General of the Office of National Intelligence Kathy Klugman and the Director General of Security and Head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Mike Burges...