CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 30 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects:interest rates decision, Seven West and Southern Cross, housing approvals data Jim Chalmers: Today, unsurprisingly, the independent Reserve Bank left the cash rate on hold at 3.60percent. This is not the outcome that millions of Australian homeowners would have wanted but it's certainly the outcome that markets and economists were expecting. Interest rates have already come down 3 times in 6...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 30 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Australia welcomes President Trump's plan to bring peace to Gaza after almost two years of conflict and a devastating loss of civilian life. Australia has consistently been part of international calls for a ceasefire, return of the hostages, and flow of aid to Gaza. I welcomed the opportunity to discuss this plan with other leaders over the past week. Australia affirms the plan's commitment to deny...
Belconnen, ACT, Sept. 30 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Two people have been charged following an overnight pursuit across multiple Canberra suburbs. Police first noticed a silver Nissan SUV speeding and driving on the wrong side of the road at the intersection of Springvale Drive and Belconnen Way at about 1.40am this morning (Tuesday, 30 September 2025). Officers attempted to stop the vehicle on Shumack Street after recording the vehicle driving at 100km/h in a 60km/h z...
SYDNEY, Sept. 30 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its bi-annual intermediated general insurance statistics for June 2025. The intermediated general insurance statistics publication provides an overview of intermediated general insurance placed with APRA-authorised general insurers, Lloyd's underwriters and unauthorised foreign insurers (UFIs). The June 2025 intermediated genera...
SYDNEY, Sept. 30 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its Monthly Authorised Deposit-taking Institution Statistics (MADIS) publication for August 2025. Copies of the August 2025 publication are available on the APRA website at: Monthly Authorised Deposit-taking Institution Statistics publication. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 30 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: International ratings agency S&P has today reaffirmed Australia's AAA credit rating. This is a resounding endorsement of the Albanese Labor Government's responsible economic management. It shows that under Labor, Australia has one of the best budgets in the G20. "Australia's fiscal performance is sound. Australia's economic outlook is sound." the report reads. "Sound fiscal metrics support our 'AAA' lo...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 30 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: Today the independent Reserve Bank of Australia Monetary Policy Board kept interest rates on hold at 3.60percent. While millions of Australians would've wanted to see more rate relief, this decision was widely anticipated and widely expected by markets and economists. Rates have already come down three times this year and that's a good thing. That's because we've made very substantial and sustained prog...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 29 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Joint press conference with Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher Minister for Finance Subjects: Final Budget Outcome, Optus, road‑user charging, support for smelters, coercive control, Prime Minister's speech, energy rebates, republic, Reserve Bank interest rates decision Jim Chalmers: Responsible economic management is a defining feature of our Labor government and you can see that in the Final Bu...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 29 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: The AFP will today join police across Australia to pause for National Police Remembrance Day, honouring those officers who have given their lives in service to the community. The commemoration holds a heightened and sombre significance this year following the recent brutal murder of two Victoria Police members in Porepunkah on 26 August, 2025. While the names of those officers - Detective Leading Senior C...
Belconnen, ACT, Sept. 29 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking the public's assistance to locate missing 57-year-old man Paul Whiting. Paul has not been seen or heard from since Friday morning (26 September 2025)and was last seen in Aranda. He is described as Caucasian in appearance, about 190cm (6'3") tall, with a solidbuild, short grey hair andbrown eyes. He was last seen wearing a green Raiders jumper and grey tracksuit pants. Paul is known to freque...