CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 26 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government has re‑appointed seven eminent experts to advise the government on our broad and ambitious competition reform agenda. Boosting competition and dynamism is one of the most important ways to make our economy more productive and lift living standards for workers. That's why we've reappointed DrKerry Schott AO (Chair), DrJohn Asker, MrRod Sims AO, MrJohn Fingleton, MrDavid Gonsk...
Belconnen, ACT, Sept. 25 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Police are seeking assistance to identify three men following shoplifting and stolen vehicle incidents across Canberra. Last Monday (15 September 2025), two of the men attended an electronics goods store in the CBD. Police allege that the men collected multiple items and left the store without paying for them. At about 8:15pm the same day, the three men attended a liquor store in the Canberra CBD. Police allege the ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 25 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the AFP and Northern Territory Police A Humpty Doo man is expected to appear in Darwin Local Court today (25 September, 2025) charged with allegedly soliciting sexually explicit images from an undercover officer who was posing as a child. The man, 55, was charged yesterday (24 September, 2025). An investigation began in March, 2025, when the Northern Territory Joint...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 25 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has concluded his first visit to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. During the 80th session he engaged with world leaders and reaffirmed Australia's commitment to working with partners to address global challenges. The Prime Minister delivered Australia's National Statement to the General Assembly, outlining Australia's strong support for the UN and the multila...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 24 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: Hi everyone, I hope you've all been enjoying the change of season around the Basin. Today I'm coming to you from the wonderful town of Mannum, South Australia on Nganguruku country, overlooking the magnificent Murray River as part of our tour of the Lower Murray region. This week, we've been meeting with communities, First Nations peoples, farming groups, local councils, and environmental groups, to l...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 24 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: HEATHER RIDOUT, CONSUL-GENERAL IN NEW YORK:It's great to have you all in New York. You don't come here enough, actually. But anyway, it's my real pleasure to introduce our Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, who's also coming to New York for the first time since I've been Consul-General and Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen. We both ruminate about the days when we did instruct Australi...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 24 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Eighty years ago, the people of our nations came together and put their trust in each other's humanity. An act of faith all the more extraordinary when we recall the devastation that still gripped their world. Yet out of the grief and ruin of war, that generation found the courage, the wisdom and the compassion to work together for a better peace. To build a world governed by rights and rules, not ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 24 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: 'On the road again' has been our theme song over the last four weeks here at the MDBA. Led by our Authority Chair, Daryl Quinlivan and Chief Executive Andrew McConville, our people have been touring the Mid and Lower Murray, talking with local communities, First Nations groups and industries about what matters most when it comes to sustainable water management. Andrew McConville reflected on the tour: ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 24 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: inflation figures, OECD economic outlook report, Board of Taxation review into compliance costs Jim Chalmers: Overnight we got a report from the OECD. And what the OECD has concluded is that there's a lot of uncertainty and volatility weighing on the global economy, but Australia is in an enviable position. The OECD expects Australia to grow as fast as the fastest major advanced economy this...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 24 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Myanmar-born man is set to appear before Latrobe Valley Magistrates' Court today (24 September, 2025) charged with allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated conditions. The AFP charged the man, 33, today (24 September, 2025), after he was located in regional Victoria. It will be alleged he breached a condition of his Commonwealth visa by being within a certain distance of a school between 6 Sep...