Belconnen, ACT, June 4 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is urging the community to hand in illegal firearmsafter thousands of firearms and firearm parts have been seized by police. So far this year police have seized more than 2,500 firearms and firearm-related parts, including homemade firearms, 3D printed weapons and gel blasters. Seized weapons include a homemade firearm that was located at a Lyneham property in March 2025. Police would like to remind the c...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 4 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: National Accounts, productivity, investment, better targeted superannuation concessions SarahFerguson: The Australian economy barely grew in the first 3months of this year. That's according to new data out today from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australia's sluggish growth presents a challenge to Treasurer JimChalmers. European‑based Organisation for Economic Co‑operation a...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 4 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: Today's National Accounts show that our economy continues to grow in the face of substantial economic headwinds at home and abroad. While overall growth in the Australian economy remains subdued, the private sector recovery we have planned and prepared for is gradually taking hold. With all the uncertainty in the world, any growth is a decent outcome. Lower public demand, combined with global economic unc...
BRISBANE, Queensland, June 4 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation The Honourable Andrew Powell DESTINATION 2045 North Queensland ecotourism gem for Destination 2045 * North Queensland to benefit from 20-year tourism plan Destination 2045. * Ecotourism projects to come under exciting new 45X45 initiative, from Palm Island toThorsborne Trail. * Destination 2045 sets the stage for Qu...
BRISBANE, Queensland, June 4 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Tim Nicholls Queenslanders urged to roll up their sleeves in support of lifesaving blood drive * The annual Australian Red Cross Lifeblood Emergency Services Blood Drive has kicked off for 2025. * TheCrisafulli Government is encouraging as many Queenslanders as possible to donate blood and plasma between now and August 31. * Fire, Ambulanc...
BRISBANE, Queensland, June 4 -- The Queensland 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 Bribie Island Breakthrough review zeroes in on urgent action * The Crisafulli Government has released the first stage of the independent review, providing historic insights into erosion on Bribie Island and Pumicestone Passage. * The release of the desktop...
BRISBANE, Queensland, June 4 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation The Honourable Andrew Powell DESTINATION 2045 Far North Queensland's tourism industry set for growth * Far North Queensland shines in bold 20-year tourism plan, Destination 2045. * From the Reef to therainforest, Far North Queensland is a world-class tourism destination, home to ecotourism gems and poised for growth. ...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 4 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: National Accounts March quarter, better targeted superannuation concessions, tobacco excise, tax reform, defence spending, aged care reforms, Australia-US relationship, investment, productivity, Glyn Davis, budget management, tariffs and trade Jim Chalmers: Our economy grew in the March quarter, but slowly. Just 0.2percent in the March quarter, and 1.3percent through the year. Our economy cont...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 4 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force. A Canberra man, 21, is expected to appear in Downing Centre Local Court today (4 June, 2025) after he was charged with online child abuse offences before boarding a flight to Santiago, Chile. Australian Border Force (ABF) officers examined the man's baggage at Sydney Airport on 22 April, 2025, after he returned to A...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 4 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police and Western Australia Police Force Editor's note:Images available via Hightail. A West Australian man has been sentenced to seven years and nine months' imprisonment by the Perth District Court for accessing, possessing and transmitting child abuse material on a messaging platform. The man, 28, was sentenced yesterday (3 June, 2025) and will ser...