CANBERRA, ACT, March 26 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government has passed new legislation to help consumers get a fair go at the petrol pump with bigger penalties for misconduct including in the fuel sector. The conflict overseas shouldn't be an excuse to profit off Australians. We're putting petrol companies on notice. We won't cop big corporates treating Australian consumers like mugs. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Doubling Penalties for AC...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 26 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police (AFP), Queensland Police (QPS) and Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) A Central Queensland man appeared before Brisbane Magistrates Court today (26 March, 2026), charged by the Queensland Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) with a foreign incursion offence. The man, 33, was charged after he flew into Brisbane Airport fro...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 26 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Images of the cannabis are available via Hightail. A South Australian man has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment by the District Court of South Australia after being convicted for trying to smuggle 25kg of cannabis hidden in his luggage on a flight to New South Wales. The man, 56, was jailed yesterday (25 March, 2026) and will serve a non-parole period of one year, after which he w...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 26 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force Editor's note:Images of the concealment are available via Hightail. A British national faced Melbourne Magistrates' Court yesterday (25 March, 2026) charged with attempting to import heroin concealed internally, following his arrival into Melbourne on 22 March, 2026. The man, 52, arrived at Melbourne Airport on a fl...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 25 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that headline inflation moderated in February. While we've seen inflation tick down today, it was too high before the war and the conflict in the Middle East will make it worse. Headline inflation was flat in the month to be 3.7percent through the year, down from 0.4percent in the month and 3.8percent through the year in January. Underlying infla...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 25 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government has introduced new legislation to help consumers get a fair go at the petrol pump with bigger penalties for misconduct including in the fuel sector. The conflict overseas shouldn't be an excuse to profit off Australians. We're putting petrol companies on notice. We won't cop big corporates treating Australian consumers like mugs. We're calling on the Liberals and Nationals to vot...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 25 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police, Victoria Police and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation A boy has been charged by theVictorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) with allegedly collecting manuals, guides and material promoting ISIS-inspired terrorism. Investigations began after intelligence indicated an ISIS flag, destined for an address in Melbourne's inner-c...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 25 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A South Australian man who allegedlydisrupted a flightfromSydney Airport isexpectedto appear inDowning Centre Local Court today (25March,2026) charged with offensive and disorderly behaviour. The man, 23, came to police attentionon 3February,2026,after hiscarry-onbag was x-rayed andallegedlyfound tocontaincat-shaped knuckle dusters. The AFP removed theitem,and the man was served a court attendance notice ...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 25 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force Editor's note: Images of the seized drugs are available via Hightail A NSW man is expected to appear in Downing Centre Local Court today (25 March, 2026) charged with allegedly attempting to import a commercial quantity of heroin into Australia. Australian Border Force (ABF) officers selected the 26-year-old man f...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 25 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force Editor's note: Images of the seized drugs available on Hightail A Melbourne man has been sentenced to nine years and six months' imprisonment by the County Court of Victoria on Monday (23 March, 2026) after importing cocaine into Australia from Chile. The man, 41, will serve a non-parole period of six years and three mo...