BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 10 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Primary Industries The Honourable Tony Perrett * The Crisafulli Government is delivering more fishing, economic, and tourism benefits for Queenslanders, with three new dams joining the Stocked Impoundment Permit Scheme. * Enoggera Reservoir, Paradise Dam, and Mount Morgan No. 7 Dam are the latest additions, taking the SIPS network to more than 60 dams, re...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 10 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Youth Justice and Victim Support and Minister for Corrective Services The Honourable Laura Gerber * Insurance Council of Australia national property crime data released today confirms stolen cars and break-in claims are down under Adult Crime, Adult Time laws. * Stolen cars down 1.6% and home break-ins down 14.8% in 2025-26, compared with 2024-25. * Resul...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 10 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Interview grabs and audio available via Hightail. The AFP-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) will today (10 September) launch its updated ThinkUKnow community education program, as new figures show it received more than 100,000 reports of online child sexual exploitation (OCSE) in the 2025-26 financial year. The exact figure of 100,194 reports, released as part of N...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 10 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Vision from the airport available via Hightail. A West Australian man is scheduled to appear in Perth Magistrates Court today (10 September, 2026) charged with possessing child abuse material. The AFP charged the man, 29, on 31 August, 2026, after Australian Border Force (ABF) officersintercepted him at Perth Airport following his arrival on an international flight. ABF officers inspected ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 10 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's Note: Vision of the man's arrest in 2023 is available via Hightail. A NSW man has been sentenced to up to three and a half years' imprisonment for knowingly compiling reports for a foreign intelligence service. The Australian national, now 58, is the second individual to be convicted of a foreign interference offence. He was sentenced by the NSW District Court today (10 September, 2026), to a ma...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 9 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: JOINT STATEMENT Premier and Minister for Veterans The Honourable David Crisafulli Minister for Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Tim Nicholls * The Coomera Hospital is one step closer with the appointment of a major contractor to deliver the project meaning construction activity will now accelerate, including civil works, retaining walls and permanent sto...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 9 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Transport and Main Roads The Honourable Brent Mickelberg * Construction has now commenced on new overtaking lanes at Goorganga while design progresses for future flood resilience upgrades. * The works will improve safety, freight efficiency and network resilience on a key section of the Bruce Highway, helping get Queenslanders home sooner and safer. * The ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 9 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: MERYL SWANSON, MEMBER FOR PATERSON: Well, good morning everyone and welcome to the M1 here at - well, we're kind of at Tarro at the moment, but it's on its way to Raymond Terrace. But what is most exciting is that the people of the Hunter and the people of New South Wales and the Eastern Seaboard of Australia are going to be on their way within 48 hours on this magnificent piece of road infrastructure....
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 9 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: JAMES GLENDAY, HOST: Well, the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is out and about this morning and he's happy to say that he's joining us live from north of Newcastle on a road. Prime Minister, welcome back to the program. It's a Sitting Week in Canberra but you've skipped town. Why are you up near Newcastle? ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Because this piece of highway that I'm on that'll open on Fri...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 9 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: MATT SHIRVINGTON, HOST: Well, the way that each and every Australian uses social media could be about to change forever. Every Aussie may soon have the power to opt out of algorithms online. There are the systems that analyse massive amounts of online data to feed you the posts that will be keeping you scrolling. NAT BARR, HOST: Under the proposed new laws, social media companies would have to give ...