CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 26 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: National Cabinet met in Sydney today to discuss a range of priorities affecting Australians, including Australia's new artificial intelligence laws, progressing policies to end gender-based violence, firearm reform following the horrific antisemitic terrorist attack at Bondi, avian flu transferring to mammals, and fuel security in light of the ongoing serious conflict in the Middle East. National AI l...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 26 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Tasmanian man is scheduled to appear in Alice Springs Local Court today (26 August, 2026) after being charged for allegedly entering a restricted area within a Northern Territory Commonwealth establishment. The man, 38, was arrested in November, 2024, after AFP officers on duty at the Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap, near Alice Springs, allegedly identified him walking within the prohibited area without a...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 26 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Jim Chalmers: We've got no shortage of challenges here in our economy, but we've got a lot of advantages as well. Inflation has come down again. We've got low unemployment, high labour force participation. We've got one of the 3 strongest budgets in the G20. The ratings agencies have been very positive about Australia's AAA prospects. So we've got a lot going for us, but we know that we've got a number of sub...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 26 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Thanks very much for joining us. Today's National Cabinet has met to discuss some of the big issues which face our nation. We've had a positive and constructive meeting, and we've agreed the following, which is all included in the communique that has been distributed or will be distributed. Firstly, we'll work together to form Australia's new national artificial intelli...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 25 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Transport and Main Roads The Honourable Brent Mickelberg * Upgrades to the Station Creek Bridge and Boyne River Bridge on the Bruce Highway near Benaraby are now complete. * The project improves safety and reliability for motorists and freight operators on the Bruce Highway near Benaraby. * The upgrades were jointlyfundedby theAlbaneseandCrisafulliGovern...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 25 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Regional and Rural Development The Honourable Dale Last * Central Queenslandmining equipment supplierwill be thefirst manufacturer to receivefunding under new Transforming Queensland Manufacturing Grant Program. * 18 manufacturers awarded grants from $12.5 million inaugural round, in...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 25 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force Editor's note: Arrest vision is available via Hightail. A Sydney man appeared before Manly Local Court today (25 August, 2026) charged with multiple child abuse material offences following a detection at Sydney International Airport late last year. The AFP charged the man, 35, yesterday (24 August, 2026), after investiga...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 25 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: An ACT Policing response to an armed offender led to a young person being searched in error, but discrimination did not influence his mistaken arrest, the AFP Professional Standards Unit (PRS) has determined. In November 2025, PRS self-initiated six independent investigations into police conduct arising from the mistaken arrest of a young person by six members of ACT Policing in Woden. On 11 November, 2025...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 25 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Well, thanks everyone for joining us. This is the seventh Cabinet meeting that we have had in Western Australia, not just in Perth, of course, but one of those was held in Port Hedland. It's my 45th visit to Western Australia as Prime Minister, something I have exceeded the commitment that I made prior to the 2022 election. And we come to this state because you've got t...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 25 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: One of the national collection's most iconic and cherished paintings, Blue poles, will travel across the country thanks to the Albanese Labor Government's Sharing the National Collection program. The work, which has never been seen in Western Australia, will go on display at the Art Gallery of Western Australia in Perth from April to September 2027. Valued in 2023 at $500 million, Blue poles by Ameri...