CANBERRA, ACT, July 11 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Meadowbrook Health Centre promised during the 2019 federal election and fully funded by the Albanese Labor Government is now open to patients. It will provide better healthcare, quicker and closer to home for thousands of people. The Albanese Government has officially handed over the $33.4million centre to be operated by Queensland Health. Federal Minister for Health MarkButler said the centre will p...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 11 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A NSW man is expected to face Downing Centre Local Court today (11 July, 2025) charged with threatening a Commonwealth parliamentarian. The AFP started an investigation in March 2025, after identifying threats being made against a parliamentarian on social media before the 2025 Federal Election. The AFP allegedly linked a Kingswood man to the social media account and executed a search warrant at his home o...
Belconnen, ACT, July 11 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: An O'Connor man has been charged with multiple offences following indecent exposure incidents in the City last night. About 5.20pm yesterday (Thursday, 10 July 2025) a 39-year-old man entered the foyer of The Crowne Plaza hotel and allegedly dropped his pants and underwear before interacting with people in the venue. He was escorted out of the lobby by an unknown man. Soon after, police allege he entered the carpark o...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 11 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: The repair works will see the installation of a temporary coffer dam upstream of the regulator that will separate the inlet regulator from the broader Torrumbarry weir pool and allow the structure to be dewatered for repair. WaterNSW Executive Manager Operations, Ronan Magaharan, said theKoondrook-Perricoota inlet regulator had demonstrated ongoing structural concerns since 2014, which in recent years h...
Belconnen, ACT, July 10 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Thanks Canberra, the missing girl we posted about earlier this week has been located safe and well. ....................................................... ACT Policing is seeking the public's assistance to locate missing 13-year-old girl Kayleigh McCall-Fittock. Kayleigh has not been seen or heard from since last night and was last seen in Evatt. She is described as Caucasian in appearance, about 163cm (5'4") tall,...
Belconnen, ACT, July 10 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: UPDATE :Thank you Canberra, the missing 22-year-old woman we posted about yesterday has been located safe and well. ******************************************************************************************** ACT Policing is seeking the public's assistance to locate missing 22-year-old woman Lillian Noble. Lillian has not been seen since Friday (4 July 2025 ) in Coombs. Yesterday (Wednesday, 9 July 2025) Lillian spok...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 10 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: The Barwon-Darling River in north-western New South Wales is a dynamic ecosystem that is constantly changing. The river experiences several distinct phases, including: * base flow, low flow or cease-to-flow periods where dry conditions cause water flow to be minimal or stop entirely. * flowing freshes and bankfull flows, where the channel is connected by flowing water following rainfall events * over...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 10 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: Today I am releasing an updated Statement on the Conduct of Monetary Policy (SCMP) and the first Statement of Expectations for the RBA's Governance Board. The RBA Monetary Policy Board formally agreed the new SCMP at its meeting on 7-8July. These new Statements are next steps to strengthen the independence and transparency of the RBA. They finalise the Government's implementation of our reforms to the RB...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 10 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between the AFP and Australian Border Force Editor's note: Images of the seizure available via Hightail. The AFP has charged a South Australian man for his alleged involvement in a plot to import 62kg of cocaine into Australia concealed in mechanical equipment. The man, 29, is expected to appear before the Adelaide Magistrates Court on 1 October, 2025, after being charged on Monday...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 9 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: US tariffs, PBS, reform roundtable, Australia-China economic relationship, superannuation changes, Reserve Bank interest rate decision, reform roundtable Patricia Karvelas: Treasurer JimChalmers has maintained the nation will not be bullied into weakening its Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme in order to escape the tariff that DonaldTrump has raised, and he's my guest this afternoon. Treasurer, ...