CANBERRA, ACT, May 17 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:I'm absolutely delighted to be back in Tasmania, on the banks of the beautiful Derwent. And I'm here with the Premier of Tasmania, Jeremy Rockliff, about a project that we've discussed on my last visit to Tasmania with the State Minister, Kerry Vincent, and with a full crew of my team; Peter Khalil, the Assistant Minister for Defence, who has had responsibility for this ...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 17 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: KATE THWAITES, MEMBER FOR JAGAJAGA: Good morning, everyone. I'm Kate Thwaites, I'm the Member for Jagajaga. It's an absolute pleasure to be welcoming the Prime Minister, the Housing Minister, and my State colleague, Anthony Carbines, here today to Rosanna, where we are going to be putting 45 new homes just here. As you can see, they're just about ready to go. So, that will be people in our community get...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 17 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Federal Government and Rockliff State Government will work together to redevelop and transform Tasmania's Dowsing Point to provide more housing, open space and community infrastructure. The 31-hectare site, which currently houses the Derwent Barracks, has been identified for divestment as part of the Australian Government's response to the independent Defence Estate Audit. The Albanese an...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 16 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government is celebrating 40 years of the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) and investing in more life-changing research, through the establishment of the Distinguished Fellow for Prevention and Early Intervention in Child Health. The Government is committing $5 million to establish the Distinguished Fellow position. The funding will be used to support the salaries of the Distin...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 16 -- 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. I acknowledge Dame Quentin Bryce, former Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan and my parliamentary colleagues. Director of the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Professor Kathryn North. Professor North is an ...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 16 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between AFP and ABF. A fifth Melbourne man has been charged as part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged access and distribution of ISIS propaganda online. The Meadow Heights man, 25, faced Melbourne Magistrates' Court today (16 May, 2026), after being arrested on arrival at Melbourne International Airport this morning on a flight from Malaysia. He has been charged by ...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 15 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government is appointing MsFiona Trafford‑Walker and MrAdam Tindall as members of the Future Fund Board of Guardians for five‑year terms. These highly qualified appointees will ensure our sovereign wealth fund can continue its strong record of returns for the Australian people. MsTrafford‑Walker is a highly experienced investment professional with over 30years in institutiona...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 15 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and NSW Police Force NSW Police Cybercrime Squad detectives, with the assistance of the AFP-led Joint Policing Cybercrime Coordination Centre (JPC3), have charged three people and seized gold bullion following an investigation into an alleged $600,000 email scam under Strike Force Downstream. Strike Force Downstream is an ongoing investigat...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 15 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the AFP and Queensland Police Service A registered Australian child sex offender who allegedly fled Australia in his yacht last year in breach of his reporting obligations is scheduled to appear in Perth Magistrates Court today (15 May, 2026). The AFP charged the North Queensland man, 57, after he arrived at Perth Airport following his deportation from Thailand on 9 May...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 15 -- 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/images of the seizure can be found on Hightail. The AFP and Australian Border Force (ABF) are seeking public assistance following the seizure of 14kg of cocaine concealed within a consignment of two tonnes of fruit pulp at Melbourne Airport. The international air cargo shipment arrived in...