CANBERRA, ACT, April 30 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Arrest vision available via Hightail.  A Northern Territory man has been sentenced to nine years' imprisonment by the Darwin Supreme Court for online child abuse offences, including the live online abuse of children overseas. The man, 69, was jailed today (30 April, 2026) and will serve a non-parole period of five years' imprisonment. The Northern Territory Joint Anti Child Ex...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 30 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: inflation data, May Budget, housing, tax policy, intergenerational fairness Karl Stefanovic: Inflation just surged to its highest level since September 2023 and already Jim Chalmers is warning the worst is yet to come. To discuss, the Treasurer joins me from Logan. Treasurer, good morning. I reckon you've lost the room in your ability to control inflation and it's a big room. Jim Chalmers: ...
SYDNEY, April 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 March 2026. The March 2026 publication is available on the APRA website at: Monthly Authorised Deposit-taking Institution Statistics publication Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
SYDNEY, April 30 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has called for a step-change in how banks, insurers and superannuation trustees manage AI-related risks as the technology continues to rapidly evolve. In a letter to industry published today, APRA warned that governance, risk management, assurance and operational resilience practices are not keeping pace with the scale, speed, and complexity o...
SYDNEY, April 30 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has finalised targeted amendments to prudential standard CPS 230 Operational Risk Management, prudential practice guide CPG 230, and the corresponding Material Service Provider Register template. The amendments introduce limited exemptions from specific contractual requirements in CPS 230 for material arrangements with certain categories...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 30 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: inflation, effect of Middle East conflict, young people in the housing market, Budget Matt Shirvington: Joining us now is Treasurer Jim Chalmers. Good morning to you. Thanks for joining us. Busy time. Let's start with inflation. First off, you say things are going to get worse before they get better. How bad is it? Jim Chalmers: Well, we're finalising our forecast for the Budget, but I thi...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 30 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: inflation data, May Budget, housing and tax, intergenerational fairness, resource tax, antisemitism Royal Commission interim report Emma Rebellato: The federal Treasurer joins us off the back of yesterday's inflation data and less than 2weeks out from the federal Budget. Jim Chalmers, good morning. Jim Chalmers: Good morning, Emma. Thanks for having me back. Rebellato: Inflation is above...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 30 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: churn and change in the global economy, war in the Middle East, fuel security, May Budget, productivity, NDIS, tax reform, intergenerational fairness, stagflation and labour market, AI Luke Yeaman: Well, welcome everyone to a very special episode of the CommBank View: Economics and Markets podcast. I am Luke Yeaman, the chief economist of CommBank, and I am joined by a very special guest tod...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 30 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Commissioner the Hon Virginia Bell AC has today delivered the Interim Report of the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. The Government welcomes the Interim Report, accepts all recommendations that relate to the Commonwealth, and is committed to working with the states and territories to adopt a national approach to implementation of all 14 recommendations. While Commissioner Bell f...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 29 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that inflation ticked up as expected in the month of March largely because of global pressures. These numbers show Australians are paying a hefty price for the war in the Middle East. These are the costs and consequences of a conflict on the other side of the world. It's another reminder that from an economic point of view, an enduring end to the...