BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 16 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Tim Nicholls * An$8.3millioninvestment in arevamped transitloungewill officially open its doors at Redland Hospital,as part ofa key election commitmentdeliveredby the Crisafulli Government. * As part of the Hospital Rescue Plan,Redland Hospital's new Transit Care Hub has doubled in size, increasing beds from 12...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 16 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Tim Nicholls * The Crisafulli Government is investing $93.1 million to deliver 53 new specialist mental health nurses in emergency departments across the State, as part of a key election commitment. * Redland, Redcliffe and Hervey Bay hospitals are the first to recruit the specialist nurses, who will work as a t...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 15 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Prime Minister Albanese will welcome the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand, HE Mr Anutin Charnvirakul, to Australia from 17 to 20 August 2026. Australia and Thailand share substantial trade and investment links. Thailand is Australia's fourth largest trading partner in Southeast Asia and our 11th largest trading partner overall. The Prime Ministers will meet in Canberra on Wednesday 19 August...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 15 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Five years on from the fall of Kabul our thoughts are with the people of Afghanistan, who continue to face violent repression at the hands of the Taliban, as well the Afghan community in Australia and around the world. We acknowledge the brave contribution and sacrifices made by more than 39,000 Australian Defence Force and civilian personnel who conducted or supported operations in Afghanistan over 2...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 15 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police, the National Disability Insurance Agency, and NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission Editor's note: Arrest vision available via Hightail The AFP has charged an Adelaide man over an alleged multi-million-dollar dishonesty plot against the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The Adelaide man, 38, a director of a registered NDIS p...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 15 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between Australian Federal Police, Victoria Police and Australia Border Force Editor's note: Images are available via Hightail The AFP is seeking information from members of the public after 298kg of cocaine was found hidden inside a tractor that had been imported to Melbourne in a shipping container. Australian Border Force (ABF) officers discovered the illicit cargo on Monday (...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 14 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government has appointed Melinda Cilento as a part‑time member of the Reserve Bank of Australia Monetary Policy Board, for a fiveyear term from 1September 2026. MsMelinda Cilento is a highly respected economist with broad and deep expertise and experience. This appointment will help ensure the Board has the right mix of skills and perspectives. MsCilento has held senior economic policy...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 14 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Arrest vision is available via Hightail.  A South Australian man is expected to appear in Adelaide Magistrates Court on 29 September, 2026, charged over a series of allegedly threatening online messages directed at the AFP. The AFP's National Security Investigations (NSI) team began an investigation in January, 2026, after receiving information about allegedly threatening message...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 14 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:It's great to be here in Castle Hill with Minister for Energy and Climate Change Chris Bowen, with a fellow who's known to everyone, Ian Thorpe, a legendary Australian and a brand ambassador for Fox, who are a battery company, with Dave McElrea from the Smart Energy Council, and our host Kunal Kapoor from RKS Energy Solutions. It is great to be here, and what we're see...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 14 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: KIERAN GILBERT, HOST:Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, thanks for your time. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good to be with you. GILBERT:Congratulations. It's quite a milestone. You've passed Paul Keating now, and you're the fourth longest-serving Labor Prime Minister in this nation's history. How do you reflect on that milestone? PRIME MINISTER:Well, I feel very proud, but most importantly, I feel...