Belconnen, ACT, March 26 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A learner motorcyclist who was 'catching up to another set of riders to see if they were part of her group' will be without her licence for the next six months after being caught speeding on the Barton Highway on Monday. About 9:20pm on Monday (24 March 2024), officers from ACT Road Policing were conducting speed enforcement activity on Barton Highway, Crace when they detected the motorcyclist travelling at 135k...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 26 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: New figures show that headline and underlying inflation fell last month. This is more positive and promising news that shows we're making progress together in the fight against inflation. Monthly inflation fell to 2.4percent in the year to February 2025. Annual trimmed mean inflation fell to 2.7percent. Today's headline result was below the median market expectation. Inflation was high and rising when...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 26 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Download Transcript Download Video Watch on YouTube The Queensland Police Service (QPS) is calling on the community to take Personal Mobility Device (PMD) laws seriously, as thousands of e-scooter and e-bike riders continue to use the devices in prohibited areas, putting themselves and others at risk. Between November 2022 and December 2024, more than 2,700 infringements were issued to PMD riders ...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 26 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: federal Budget 2025-26, federal Opposition's response PeterFegan: It's Labor's $17billion pledge. But is it enough to save the election? The Labor Party or the government has delivered its fourth Budget last night. Plenty of savings, but given the cost‑of‑living crisis, we're in no position to bite the hand that could potentially feed us for the next 3years, at least. Joining me ...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 26 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Butler man appeared before Perth Magistrates Court today (26 March, 2025), charged with allegedly possessing, accessing and transmitting child abuse material. The Western Australia Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (WA JACET) yesterday (25 March, 2025) executed a search warrant and arrested the man, 34, at his home. Inquiries had begun when the AFP-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (A...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 26 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Melbourne man has been sentenced to two years and two months' imprisonment, to be released after four months on a Commonwealth Recognisance Release Order, after a match on a dating app referred him to police. The Hamlyn Heights man, 45, was sentenced in the County Court of Victoria yesterday (25 March, 2025) after pleading guilty to two charges relating to using and accessing child abuse material. A Vi...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 26 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Tim Nicholls New service in Bundaberg offerspath to recovery * The Crisafulli Government opens new 28-bed residential rehabilitation and withdrawal service opens in Bundaberg. * State of the art facility to support adults in the Wide Bay recovering from alcohol and other drug use. * Lives Lived Well, a non-governmentorganisation, selecte...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 26 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Education and the Arts The Honourable John-Paul Langbroek The Crisafulli Government saves East Brisbane State School * The Crisafulli Government delivers certainty for students, families, teachers, and school staff on the future of East Brisbane State School. * The school community has been living in limbo since the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games were awarded to Brisbane. * The2...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 26 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: energy bills, global economy, Medicare, responsible economic management TomConnell: You mentioned the voters at the kitchen table and that's what the Budget is really about. Before the last election they were told by Labor power bills would be lowered by $275 by the end of the term. This time around I'm wondering what you can assure them. So excluding any rebates and even setting the bar mu...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 25 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: the federal Budget, cost-of-living help, strengthening Medicare, building Australia's future JimChalmers: Tonight's Budget will be a responsible budget. It will help with the cost of living, strengthen Medicare and build Australia's future. We know that cost of living is front of mind for most Australians, and it will be absolutely front and centre tonight in our Budget. Our economic plan is...