CANBERRA, ACT, July 23 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: KYLE SANDILANDS, HOST:Prime Minister's here, everyone. Everyone up off your feet. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese now. Jackie, you're just about to pick him up. I hope he's not angry with me because I was supposed to ring Albo back, but he was in the middle - he was at the G8 summit. Then I was supposed to ring him and then I noticed on the news he was in China. I thought I better not interrupt with my...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 23 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note:Image, footage and audio grabs from the investigation are available via Hightail. A woman stopped from leaving Australia with $190,000 cash in her luggage initiated an investigation that has led the AFP to restrain about $7 million in assets as suspected proceeds of crime. An AFP-led Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce (CACT) investigation began in October, 2023, after Perth International ...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 23 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Banking Association Editor's note: Audio grabs from AFP Detective Superintendent Marie Andersson and ABA CEO Anna Bligh are available via Hightail. Australian money mules renting out their bank accounts to criminals for as little as $200 are in the crosshairs of the AFP and the Australian Banking Association. Police and...
SYDNEY, July 23 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) will keep its macroprudential policy settings steady following its latest review of domestic and international financial conditions and risks. APRA's macroprudential policy tools are aimed at mitigating financial stability risks at a system-wide level to promote a safe and stable financial system that enables households and businesses to confid...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 22 -- 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 seizure are available via Hightail. The AFP has charged a Sydney man for allegedly travelling to a town in the Gold Coast hinterland to possess 140kg of cocaine hidden inside two marine engines. The matter was heard before Southport Magistrates Court yesterday (21 July, 2025). Investigations...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 22 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between Australian Federal Police and NSW Police Editor's note: Images of the seizure available via Hightail. Detectives from the Multi-Agency Strike Team (MAST) have laid further importation charges under Strike Force Aulic following the seizure of 46 million illicit cigarettes at the Australian border. The MAST comprises 41 officers from the NSW Police Force (NSWPF), Australian F...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 22 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force Editor's note:Images of the seizure are available via Hightail. Two Sydney men have been sentenced by the Parramatta District Court yesterday (21 July, 2025) for their roles in a brazen and failed 42kg cocaine importation in July 2023, which could have had an estimated street value of $13 million. A Greystanes ...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 21 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, and pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging. I also acknowledge the Leader of the Opposition, and all my colleagues from across the Parliament; Admiral David Johnston, Chief of the Defence Force; Brigadier Philip Winter, representing the National President of the RSL; Sharon Bown, representing the Chair of th...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 21 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: Landholders and river users, including pumpers, on the Mitta Mitta River are advised to take into account the forecast releases of water from Dartmouth Dam and make any necessary adjustment to their river activities. Transfers from Dartmouth Dam to Hume Dam are reducing due to forecast rainfall but may begin again if conditions, once again, turn dry. Releases from Dartmouth (measured at Coleman's gauge...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 21 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: The meeting covered an extensive agenda heading into a busy period of publishing, end of year reporting and the release of the Basin Plan Evaluation and Sustainable Rivers Audit. Members were updated on the Joint Programs 2025-26 work plan and budget, currently with Ministerial Council for approval. The work plan and budget provide funding for the MDBA to manage the River Murray's water management infra...