CANBERRA, ACT, June 26 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the AFP, Australian Border Force and PNP Women and Children Protection Centre. Editor's note: Operation images and footage available for download. Six children have been removed from harm in the Philippines following an investigation into a West Australian man accused of child abuse-related offences. The children were taken to safety by the Philippine National Police ...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 26 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force Editor's note: Vision from Perth Airport available via Hightail. A 31-year-old woman is set to appear in Perth Magistrates Court today, (26 June, 2026) charged with allegedly importing border-controlled drugs inside a bottle of body wash. The French national, c...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 26 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: The Western Australia Joint Counter Terrorism Team (WA JCTT) has laid four additional charges on a New Zealand man for allegedly sharing violent extremist material and objectionable material online. The man, 24, is due to appear in Perth Magistrates Court today (26 June, 2026), where the additional charges will be heard. They include: * Two counts of transmit violent extremist material, contrary to section...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 26 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: tax reform, fuel excise, NDIS, Socceroos Jim Chalmers: I'm very pleased with the passage of the government's tax reforms through the parliament last night, very grateful to the Senate, particularly my colleague there, Katy Gallagher for the work that she did with the PM to ensure the passage of these reforms. These reforms are the most ambitious tax reforms in this country for more than a qu...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 26 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: tax reform passing the parliament, Venezuela earthquakes, tax reform Melissa Clarke: The most significant change to the tax system in decades has now passed the Australian Parliament. Labor's changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing, packaged together with a tax cut for income earners and an expanded instant asset write off for businesses, were secured with the support of the Greens....
CANBERRA, ACT, June 26 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: MATT SHIRVINGTON, HOST: The Prime Minister joins us now live in Canberra. Good morning to you, PM. So, do you think you still have the trust - ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. SHIRVINGTON: Of the Australian people. That's the big question at the moment. PRIME MINISTER: What's been interesting, Shirvo, is that in those 45 days there's not anyone saying that the housing market is curren...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 26 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: TOM STEINFORT: Welcome back to today at 8am, after months of debate, Labor's highly contentious tax package has officially passed Parliament. SARAH ABO: For more, we are joined by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra. PM Good morning to you. Good to see you. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good morning. Great to be with you. SARAH ABO: Yeah, look, this was a political victory for you, but it...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 26 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: JAMES GLENDAY, HOST: I'm happy to say we are joined now by the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, who is of course in Canberra. Prime Minister, welcome back to our program. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: G'day, James. Good to be with you. GLENDAY: Now, industrial relations has been a big part of your government's agenda. You've spoken a fair bit about productivity as well, but I suspect productivit...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 25 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The first Bill of the Albanese Labor Government's ambitious tax reform package has just passed the Parliament and will become law. This is a victory for workers, first home buyers and future generations. The Bill that has passed today will help ensure aspiration and opportunity are the birthright of every Australian, not just some. Today we have locked in two more rounds of income tax cuts for millions o...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 25 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: CHARLES CROUCHER: Thank you, Prime Minister. Thank you, everyone, for being here. My name's Charles with the Nine Network. It's lovely to be here and we're going to try and as much as possible get to your questions. So, if you have one from the floor, whack your hand up. Otherwise, use the QR codes you have on the table. If you'd like to double the chances, whack your hand up and use the QR code. And t...