BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 27 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Transport and Main Roads The Honourable Brent Mickelberg * The Crisafulli Government is delivering safety upgrades along a 20-kilometre section of the Cunningham Highway between Tregony and Gladfield, helping locals get home sooner and safer. * Works will soon commence to strengthen pavement, improve reliability and enhance safety on a critical freight and...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 27 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Western Australia Police Force Editor's note: Arrest vision available via Hightail Two West Australian men have been charged following a joint investigation between the AFP and Western Australia Police Force (WAPF), working in parallel with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), into a sophisticate...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 27 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: BEN ENGLISH, HOST: Look, you're one of the OGs and so thanks for coming. You've been to every single Bush Summit, and it means a lot to us. But I think off the top we really do need to go further afield. There's obviously an unfolding calamity in Nepal. What can you tell us? ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: People would have seen some of the footage, which is a truly horrific event. At this point the...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 26 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: I have proudly attended Bush Summit every year, starting with the very first one in Dubbo in 2019. It was a great idea by The Daily Telegraph that became a catalyst for an important conversation about regional Australia. Australia is so much bigger than our big cities. In all their diversity - in environment, character, history and people - the regions give Australia so much of our sense of identity, ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 26 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows inflation moderated in July. Headline inflation has now fallen for four consecutive months. This is a promising result in the face of all of this global uncertainty but we know people are still under pressure. Inflation has come down considerably, it's already substantially lower than forecast at Budget time, but we know it's still too high and it w...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 26 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government welcomes another outstanding return achieved by the Future Fund. These results against a backdrop of ongoing global uncertainty show the Fund's performance is going from strength to strength and backing the nation's priorities. The Fund made an annual return of 14.8percent for the financial year ending 30June 2026. This is up from 12.2percent for the equivalent period in 2025, 9.1p...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 26 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Integrity The Honourable Deb Frecklington * The Crisafulli Government has introduced the Queensland Protection Commission Bill 2026 into Parliament. * The Bill delivers core recommendations from the In Plain Sight report. * The Billcentralises key safeguarding functions, including the Reportable Conduct Scheme,...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 26 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Police and Emergency Services The Honourable Dan Purdie * Statewide police crackdown on break-ins, robberies and stolen vehicle offences delivers major results in first six months, making Queensland safer. * More than 6,400 offenders charged with over 18,000 offences under Operation Forge as the Crisafulli Government continues to turn the tide on Labor's Y...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 26 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and 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 * New legislation passed in Parliament will supercharge the next wave of critical minerals and other job-creating major projects. * Nation-leading new laws to secure critical minerals investment, create more jobs and grow regio...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 26 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Primary Industries The Honourable Tony Perrett * Innovative research is underway in Central Queensland to develop better grain and pulse farming methods, to bolster our primary industries output. * State-of-the-art technology is being deployed to enable researchers to safeguard crop productivity in higher temperatures. * TheCrisafulli Government is delive...