CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 18 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: KIERAN GILBERT, HOST: Let's return now to the talks around the Coalition of the Willing on Ukraine. The Prime Minister has confirmed he was part of that meeting. He joins me live in the studio. Prime Minister Albanese, thanks for your time. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good to be with you, Kieran. GILBERT: We've got a big week coming up with European leaders heading to the White House as well. C...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 18 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: AGL in conjunction with River Murray Operations announced today that releases from Dartmouth Reservoir will be maintained for the purposes of Electricity Generation. The current discharge at Coleman's Gauge of 1700 ML/d or 1.62 M gauge height will be maintained until 16:00pm Thursday 21/08/2025 This release will be reassessed at this time to understand the next change. A further flow advice will be is...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 18 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: Economic Reform Roundtable, productivity challenges, tax cut promises Jim Chalmers: This week is all about building consensus and it's all about building momentum. We've been working really hard in the lead up to this roundtable. And I'm confident that all of the effort that's gone into this has already been worth it. This is a really important opportunity. We intend to make the most of it. W...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 18 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: An AFP employee has been charged with one count of aggravated common assault (family violence), contrary to section 26(1) of the Crimes Act 1900 (ACT), and two counts of aggravated property damage (family violence), contrary to section 116(3) of the Crimes Act. They appeared in the ACT Magistrates Court today, 18 August, 2025. The employee was charged by ACT Policing on 18 August, 2025. The AFP is committ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 18 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force Editor's note:Images of the seized drugs is available via Hightail The AFP is calling for public assistance after an estimated 80kg of cocaine was found in a shipping container at Port Botany. Australian Border Force (ABF) officers on Monday (11 August, 2025) examined the shipping container, which had arrived from the US...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 18 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A former AFP employee appeared in the ACT Magistrate's Court today (18 August, 2025) in relation to a secrecy of information offence. The former member pleaded guilty to one count of unauthorised disclosure of information by a current Commonwealth officer, contrary to section 122.4 of the Criminal Code (Cth). He was convicted and sentenced to a 24-month Good Behaviour Order. The AFP is committed to transp...
Belconnen, ACT, Aug. 18 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is alerting Canberra businesses and members of the public following instances of counterfeit currency being passed to local businesses and private sellers. Since December last year (2024) police have recorded more than 80 counterfeit cash incidents, with the most recent occurring last week (Thursday, 14 August 2025). Offenders have targeted a variety of businesses using larger banknote denominations of ei...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 18 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: State Emergency Service Week is an important time in our calendar as we honour the hard work and dedication of the thousands of Queensland SES volunteers who serve our communities. The week will conclude with the Queensland SES State Awards Ceremony next weekend, where the most outstanding and exemplary volunteers are recognised and awarded for their service. Let's introduce you to a handful of the ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 18 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: This Queensland Road Safety Week, the Queensland Police Service (QPS) is urging the community to make safer choices on our roads and drive down the alarming number of traffic crashes that result in catastrophic injury and death Data from the Motor Accident Insurance Commission (MAIC) shows the number of people left with road crash injuries is increasing, with 3,526 injury claims this year, 262 of tho...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 18 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Queensland Police Service (QPS) is proud to share our third Multicultural Queensland Month Senior Police Liaison Officer (SPLO) spotlight, highlighting the inspiring story of SPLO Tial Hlawnching, a dedicated community leader, youth mentor and advocate for change. SPLO Hlawnching is a proud Hakha speaking Chin man, born in the Chin state of Myanmar, who moved to Queensland with his family in 2011 as ...