CANBERRA, ACT, May 1 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government is funding reforms to fast‑track approvals and get businesses up and running as quickly as possible in New South Wales. This marks a key milestone in the Productivity Package being rolled out as part of the upcoming Budget. The Productivity Package is about boosting productivity across the economy, lifting the speed limit on growth, and driving innovation and job creation. We ...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 1 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: extradition footage available via Hightail A Chinese-British dual national who was a senior member of the Sam Gor criminal syndicate has been jailed for 15 years for his role in a conspiracy to traffic commercial quantities of illicit drugs within Australia from 2012 to 2013. The man, 70, was sentenced by the Melbourne County Court today (30 April, 2026) to 15 years' imprisonment. He will be ...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 1 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Four children have been removed from harm in the Philippines, and a West Australian man has been sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment for child abuse offences, following an international investigation. The Mandurah man, 68, was sentenced in Perth Magistrates Court yesterday (30 April, 2026). He will be eligible for parole in nine years. An AFP investigation began in June, 2024, after Australian Border Force (...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 1 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A West Australian man who allegedly disrupted a flight from New Zealand is expected to appear in Perth Magistrates Court today (1 May, 2026) charged with offensive and disorderly behaviour and Civil Aviation Regulation offences. The AFP responded to a request for assistance from an airline on 26 March, 2026, regarding a man, 58, who allegedly disrupted the flight from Auckland after he was refused alcohol se...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 1 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the AFP, Victoria Police and the Australian Border Force Editor's note: Images available via Hightail A Croydon Hills man has been sentenced to 10 years and eight months' jail over his role in a plot to import 98kg of methamphetamine into Australia. The Victorian Joint Organised Crime Taskforce (JOCTF), comprising the AFP, Victoria Police and Australian Border Force (AB...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 1 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A northern NSW man is expected to face McLean Local Court on 11 June, 2026 charged with publishing an alleged social media threat directed towards a federal parliamentarian. Investigations began in March, 2026, after the AFP received information regarding a social media comment that allegedly encouraged violence against a federal parliamentarian. Further inquiries by the National Security Investigations (NSI...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 1 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force A West Australian man was scheduled to appear in the Perth Magistrates Court today (1 May, 2026) after being charged with allegedly possessing and transmitting child abuse material.  Australian Border Force (ABF) officers intercepted the man and sent him for a baggage examinat...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 1 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: BEN ENGLISH, EDITOR OF THE DAILY TELEGRAPH:Well, congratulations. Well, it has to be acknowledged you did play an instrumental part in getting this over the line. So that was great and also thanks for the money. $72.5 million, it's nothing to sneeze at, is it? I must say, well, I'm taking it, but that will be for the redundancy payments for all those meddling bureaucrats that are holding up developments?...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 1 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Thanks very much Ben, and I thank the young graduate who was here welcoming us to country. And it's great to have someone from beautiful Thursday Island- it's a long way from Thursday Island, from TI to Western Sydney. I also want to acknowledge Premier Minns and members of his team who are here. The Leader of the Opposition Angus Taylor who is here. Ben, I'll single him out of all the people here, be...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 30 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Northern Territory man has been sentenced to nine years and nine months' imprisonment after being convicted of 20 offences relating to child abuse material. The man, 52, was sentenced in the Katherine Local Court today (30 April, 2026) for offences involving the accessing, possessing and transmitting of child abuse material. The man will serve a non-parole period of four years and six months' imprisonme...