SYDNEY, Oct. 29 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: Good morning. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. Joining me for the first time today is David Bradbury, the new APRA Deputy Chair with responsibility for overseeing the superannuation industry. I am pleased to acknowledge the recent promotion of Therese McCarthy Hockey to joint Deputy Chair; Therese also joins me today, along with APRA Member, Suzanne Smith. I want to begi...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 29 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: JOINT STATEMENT Premier and Minister for Veterans The Honourable David Crisafulli Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Integrity The Honourable Deb Frecklington Minister for Police and Emergency Services The Honourable Dan Purdie Minister for Youth Justice and Victim Support and Minister for Corrective Services The Honourable Laura Gerber *...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 29 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning and Minister for Industrial Relations The Honourable Jarrod Bleijie * Crisafulli Government launches $6.38 million partnership with Lockheed Martin Australia to establish mobile rocket test and evaluation capability in Queensland. * Investment unlocked through the $180.6 million Sovereign Indus...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 29 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Regional and Rural Development The Honourable Dale Last * The Crisafulli Government is delivering $829,000 to Burnett Mary Regional Group to restore Obi Obi Creek in the Mary River catchment. * The funding forms part of the Crisafulli Government's $117.84 million Natural Resource Mana...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 29 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Finance, Trade, Employment and Training The Honourable Ros Bates * The Crisafulli Government's global trade and investment agency has delivered more than 6,100 new jobs and $6.18 billion in export and investment outcomes. * The first two years ofthe Crisafulli Government's trade reset has delivered a huge jump in trade outcomes compared with the final two...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 29 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Cairns man is expected to appear before Cairns Magistrate's Court on 3 December, 2026, for allegedly threatening a federal parliamentarian on social media. The AFP's National Security Investigations (NSI) team began investigations into the man, 53, after receiving a report of an online threat made towards a parliamentarian on social media. A search warrant was executed at an Earlville home yesterday (28 ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 29 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A West Australian man has been charged after allegedly making a series of offensive social media posts directed at multiple groups and displaying Nazi symbols online. Investigations started after authorities identified posts containing alleged neo-Nazi material, as well as discriminatory commentary directed towards people based on race, ethnicity, and gender. The AFP's National Security Investigations tea...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 29 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police, Northern Territory Police Force, and Australian Security Intelligence Organisation A Darwin teenager is scheduled to appear in a children's court today (29 October, 2026) charged with collecting documents likely to facilitate terrorist act, as well as schematics for 3D-printed guns. The Northern Territory Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) - c...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 29 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good morning. This has been a big week in parliament. Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the Digital Duty of Care legislation. It is vital that this get the support of the Senate. It does two things essentially, the first is it makes big tech accountable. Just as the media organisations represented here are accountable for what's on their platforms, they sho...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 28 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: JOINT STATEMENT Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Integrity The Honourable Deb Frecklington Minister for Families, Seniors and Disability Services and Minister for Child Safety and the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence The Honourable Amanda Stoker * The Crisafulli Government has today provided a three-month delivery update on implem...