CANBERRA, ACT, April 29 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that inflation ticked up as expected in the month of March largely because of global pressures. These numbers show Australians are paying a hefty price for the war in the Middle East. These are the costs and consequences of a conflict on the other side of the world. It's another reminder that from an economic point of view, an enduring end to the...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 29 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: new CPI data, Tim Wilson, tax policy, Pauline Hanson and Gina Rinehart, May Budget, fuel excise Jim Chalmers: These new numbers from the ABS show that inflation ticked up as expected in the month of March, largely because of global pressures. These numbers show that Australians are paying a hefty price for the war in the Middle East. These are the costs and consequences of a major conflict o...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 29 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: latest inflation data, budget considerations Kieran Gilbert: Let's go live to the Treasurer Jim Chalmers, who joins us off the back of today's inflation number. Treasurer, thanks for your time. Obviously, the fuel price - that's been the big one for the month. On the year, housing is still a big driver. Do you recognise and concede that there are other inflationary forces at play here, it wa...
SYDNEY, April 29 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its Life Insurance Claims and Disputes Statistics publication, covering a rolling 12-month period from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025. APRA's Life Insurance Claims and Disputes Statistics publication presents the key industry and entity-level claims and disputes outcomes for 13 Australian life insurers writing direct business ...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 28 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the AFP, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the Australian Border Force (ABF) The heads of police, military, customs and immigration agencies from across 24 jurisdictions will convene in Brisbane this week at the eighth annual Joint Heads of Pacific Security (JHoPS) meeting to discuss strategic priorities and advance Pacific-led responses to regional security chall...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 28 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Sydney man has faced Downing Centre Local Court today (28 April, 2026) after allegedly assaulting an AFP officer at Sydney Airport. Yesterday (27 April, 2026), AFP officers responded to a request for assistance to check on the welfare of a man believed to be sleeping in a carpark toilet. When police approached the man, 30, he allegedly became highly aggressive. Police requested his personal details, bu...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 28 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good morning. Thanks for joining us. Today, Australia pauses to remember the 35 people whose lives and futures were stolen from them at Port Arthur 30 years ago. We think of everyone whose world was shattered by the loss of those innocent victims. We think of, and thank again, the first responders, and we think of the broader Tasmanian community as well. We think of Wa...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 28 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will welcome the Prime Minister of Japan, Her Excellency Sanae Takaichi, to Australia from Sunday 3 May to Tuesday 5 May 2026. This will be Prime Minister Takaichi's first official visit to Australia since taking office. This year marks 50 years since the signing of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between Australia and Japan - the foundation for our rel...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 28 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government is taking the next step to ensure Australian journalism is sustainable now and into the future. Draft legislation to establish a News Bargaining Incentive (NBI) is now available for consultation. The proposed legislation addresses a limitation in the long-standing News Media Bargaining Code which allows digital platforms to avoid their obligations by removing news from their ...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 28 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: I am pleased to announce I intend to recommend to the Governor-General that she appoint Ms Meghan Quinn PSM as Secretary of the Department of Defence. This is a historic appointment with Ms Quinn becoming the first woman to substantively hold the position of Secretary of the Department of Defence. Ms Quinn has a distinguished career as a senior leader in the Australian Public Service and is currentl...