BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 2 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Regional and Rural Development The Honourable Dale Last * Crisafulli Government has awarded petroleum and gas tenders for five areas in the Cooper-Eromanga Basin and Taroom Trough to secure future domestic oil and gas supply. * Exploration forms part of a wider land release to boost ga...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 2 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Primary Industries The Honourable Tony Perrett * Construction of a new fisheries patrol vessel to protect north Queensland fisheries sustainability underway. * The 21m purpose-built vessel will provide greater enforcement capability for the Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol over the coming decades. * TheCrisafulli Government is delivering our commit...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 2 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Police and Emergency Services The Honourable Dan Purdie * Queensland is marking three months of the Crisafulli Government's nation-leading e-mobility laws with 558 non-compliant devices now off the streets. * Thousands of dangerous riding behaviours have been detected as police put the new laws into action across the State. * TheCrisafulli Government is mak...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 2 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Brisbane man has been sentenced to 19 years' imprisonment, with a non-parole period of 12 years, for facilitating the sexual abuse of 25 children in the Philippines, including some with severe disabilities. The man, 62, pled guilty in February, 2025, to 98 child abuse-related offences, including spending $5000 over three years to livestream 28 child sexual abuse shows from the Philippines. He also trave...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 2 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note:Images available via Hightail Police officers from across the Pacific region and Timor-Leste have joined the ranks of mission-ready UN Police Peacekeepers after graduating from a tailor-made residential training program delivered at the AFP's Pinkenba Hub in Brisbane. The officers were part of a 54-strong class - including four AFP members - who spent five weeks training in subject areas inclu...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 2 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: The Tasmanian Joint Organised Crime Task Force (TAS JOCTF) has charged a third man as part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged seizure of about 17kg of methamphetamine at Burnie last month. Police allege the New Norfolk man, 33, is a member of an Outlaw Motorcycle Gang and is the third person accused of allegedly being involved in the importation of a large quantity of methamphetamine into Tasmania....
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 2 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: The AFP has finalised a foreign bribery investigation into SMEC International Pty Ltd (SMEC), after SMEC and the AFP agreed to a settlement payment totalling $9 million (pecuniary penalty) under the provisions of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cth) (POCA). The settlement does not involve any admission of liability by SMEC. The AFP investigation, which is part of Operation Amorce, examined conduct involvi...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 1 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Labor Government is delivering more than 200 new crisis and transitional homes across Queensland for those who need it most, backed by $133.9million in funding. These homes will support more than 7,000 vulnerable Queenslanders and give some of our most vulnerable families a safe place to rebuild their lives. For women and children escaping domestic violence or a young person with nowhere safe ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 1 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: Consumers will no longer pay around $1.6billion in card surcharges when debit and credit surcharging ends today. These changes are all about taking pressure off consumers and businesses and helping with the cost of living. Australians will be able to use debit and credit cards without being penalised or surprised at the checkout thanks to these reforms. The ban on credit and debit card surcharges is one p...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 1 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Youth Justice and Victim Support and Minister for Corrective Services The Honourable Laura Gerber An in-principle enterprise agreement has been reached with the Australian Workers Union, Together Union and United Workers Union for youth detention workers, in line with the Government's central wages policy. The safety of our youth detention workers is vital...