CANBERRA, ACT, July 9 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: * Australia and India are Comprehensive Strategic Partners with a common vision forafree, open and prosperous Indo-Pacific region.* Australia and India share deep concern over the situation in the Middle East and its consequences for our region, including the prolonged impact of disruptions on energy, resources and other important commodities' supply chains and prices. Amid this disruption, we reaffirm ...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 9 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: * At the invitation of the Prime Minister of Australia the Honourable Anthony Albanese MP, the Honourable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi visited Australia from 8-10 July 2026 for the Third Australia-India Annual Summit in Melbourne, Naarm, the traditional land of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin Nation.* Recalling the longstanding friendship betwee...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 9 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: I am pleased to announce the Governor-General has accepted my recommendation to reappoint Ms Katherine Jones PSM as Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department. Ms Jones has had a distinguished career as a senior leader in the Australian Public Service. She was appointed Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department for five years on 16 August 2021. During her time as Secretary, Ms Jones has led s...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 9 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Thank you to the Centre for Australia-India Relations and Ryan for organising this reception. I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land we're meeting on and pay my respect to elders past, present and emerging. Can I also acknowledge our guest of honour, my friend, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. Ms Swati Dave, Chair of the Centre for Australia-India Relations and disting...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 8 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Government is today releasing a consultation paper on the implementation of the minimum tax on discretionary trusts. These reforms are all about making the tax system fairer by better aligning the tax rate on trust income with tax rates paid by workers, and will help fund income tax cuts for workers. Creating a fairer tax system is a key aim of our ambitious tax reform package, along with making it eas...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 8 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, my brother, the Honourable James Marape whose leadership and support has helped make the PNG Chiefs possible. Tongan Prime Minister, Lord Fakafanua who is such a passionate advocate for the young people of his nation and the difference rugby league makes to their lives. Samoan Prime Minister Honourable Laʻaulialemalietoa who is a keen supporter of Samoa's natio...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 8 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: After returning from Fiji and the Solomon Islands and signing historic agreements with Fiji and Vanuatu, Prime Minister Albanese will host Pacific leaders from Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tonga in Brisbane for ongoing regional security talks. These important meetings will take place on the same day that Australia's historic mutual defence treaty with PNG comes into force. Prime Minister Albanese will ...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 8 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Labor Government is backing local jobs and manufacturing through its investments in Australian-made electric trucks - with the first locally built Volvo electric truck rolling off the production line in Brisbane. The Government's investment of $70 million with Volvo Group Australia - through the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) - will see more Australian-made electric trucks on our ...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 8 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: JULIE-ANN CAMPBELL, MEMBER FOR MORETON:The Prime Minister is here in Queensland this morning because we make things here in Queensland, and I'm not just talking about making it two out of three tonight at the State of Origin, although that would be a great way to top off today. I'm talking about the fact that right here we make trucks in Queensland, the electric truck, the first of its kind to be manufa...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 8 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA: Prime Minister Fakafanua, you are very welcome here in Australia. This is our first meeting, but, of course, Australia and Tonga have such a warm and long friendship. We're all part of the Pacific family and that is why I'm so pleased to welcome you here. Indeed there is, of course, the people-to-people connections are so strong, including in my local elect...