CANBERRA, ACT, May 10 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: Farrer by‑election, Tuesday's federal Budget, cost of living, housing market Charles Croucher: Good morning team and thank you, Treasurer, for joining us for this traditional pre‑budget interview. Firstly, happy Mother's Day to Laura and all the mums. Jim Chalmers: Happy Mother's Day to all the mums and if you're missing your mum today, we're thinking of you too. Croucher: Let'...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 10 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Joint press conference with The Hon Clare O'NeilMP Minister for Housing The Hon DrAndrew LeighMP Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury Subjects: $2billion housing infrastructure fund, federal Budget, Farrer by‑election Andrew Leigh: Indeed, well, good morning. My name is Andrew Leigh, the local member for the seat of Fenner, and the Assistant Minister for Pr...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 9 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Your Excellency,the Governor General of Australia. Premier Jacinta Allan. My Deputy Prime Minister, Richard Marles, and members of the team who are here. Members of the Federal Parliament, including the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Other distinguished guests who are here. Particular congratulations to the first leaders - elected leaders of the assembly here in Victoria. 125 years ago, fo...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 8 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Labor Government is acting to strengthen the annual superannuation performance test. This is all about better aligning and unlocking investment that also boosts productivity, while keeping member interests front and centre. Labor built the superannuation system, and the Albanese Government is always looking for ways to make it stronger to deliver a secure retirement for fund members. Any refor...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 8 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between AFP, Australian Border Force and Victoria Police Editor's note: Vision of operational activity is available via Hightail. Four Melbourne men have been charged after allegedly accessing and distributing ISIS propaganda online. Australian Border Force (ABF) officers intercepted a Roxburgh Park man, now aged 20, and conducted a routine examination of his luggage at Melbourne Int...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 8 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between AFP, Victoria Police and ASIO Editor's Note: Vision of the arrests are available via Hightail. Two Australian women from Victoria have been charged by the Victoria Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) with crimes against humanity offences allegedly committed in Syria. The women, aged 53 and 31, are expected to face Melbourne Magistrates Court today (8 May, 2026), after being a...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 8 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Editor's note: Images of consignment available via Hightail A Kellyville man is scheduled to appear before Penrith Local Court today (8 May, 2026) after a multi-national police operation saw 300kg of methamphetamine hidden inside pressure washers seized by Canadian a...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 8 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A West Australian man was sentenced yesterday (7 May, 2026) to twenty-two months' imprisonment for possessing and transmitting child abuse material. The Perth District Court ordered the man, 27, serve a non-parole period of five months before being eligible for release on a 12-month good behaviour recognisance order. The AFP began an investigation in March 2025, after Interpol UK reported a user sharing chil...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 8 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Queensland Police Service (QPS), the Australian Federal Police (AFP), Mexico's Office of the Attorney General (FGR) through the Specialized Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime (FEMDO), and Mexico's Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC). Editor'snote:Photographsavailable onHightail Two Mexican men have been detained and ordered to stand trial and m...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 8 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: CARINA GARLAND, MEMBER FOR CHISHOLM:Good morning, everybody. I'm Carina Garland, I'm the Federal Member for Chisholm. And I'm so pleased to see so many people here today, including, of course, the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, the Premier of Victoria, Jacinta Allan, Ministers and State and Federal colleagues. I've lived in the southeastern and eastern suburbs of Victoria almost my entire...