Belconnen, ACT, Oct. 15 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking the public's assistance to locate missing 13-year-old girl Janessa Williams. She is described as Aboriginal in appearance, about 152cm (4'9") tall, with a slim build, and long brownhair. She was last seen wearing a black north face puffer jacket, grey and black track pants, black hoodie and white shoes. Concerns are held for Janessa's welfare, and police are requesting the public's assistance ...
SYDNEY, Oct. 15 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has determined that Westpac Banking Corporation (Westpac) has completed a multi-year risk transformation program required by APRA and, consequently, APRA will remove the remaining $500 million capital add-on applied to Westpac. Following an APRA investigation in 2020, Westpac entered a Court Enforceable Undertaking (CEU) with APRA ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 15 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: Over the next week I will travel to the United States and South Korea to meet with investors and international counterparts, including as part of G20, IMF and World Bank annual meetings and the Asia‑Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. In the face of growing global uncertainty and ongoing geopolitical tensions, this is a critical time to confer with counterparts. In the past week alone, we've seen a ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 15 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: It's the spookiest time of the year, with little ghouls and goblins getting ready to descend on the streets to celebrate a spook-tacular night of Halloween festivities. While it's all about chills and thrills, the Queensland Police Service (QPS) are reminding all residents and community members to keep safety at their minds because, safety never goes out of fang-shion! ���ȹ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 14 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: reforms to support low‑income workers and build a stronger super system Sally Sara: Joining me now is Jim Chalmers, the federal Treasurer. Treasurer, welcome back to Breakfast. Jim Chalmers: Thanks very much, Sally. Sara: You took the original superannuation tax reforms to the last election, why change it now? Chalmers: We found another way to deliver on the same objectives. In fa...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 14 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: low income superannuation tax offset, annual cyber threat report, engagement with American counterparts Madonna Jarrett: Morning everybody, I'm Madonna Jarrett. I'm the local member, the newbie. Welcome to my patch. I grew up literally 4 streets from here, so the Paddo is iconic for me. And a bit of a fun fact that I told one of the workers, is that my great‑uncle actually ran the Paddi...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 14 -- 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 and vision of the canine brothers is available via Hightail. Brothers who work together in law enforcement are nothing new. But Glyn and Gazz have crossed the continent to work side by side at Perth Airport. The three-year-old Labrador Retrievers are expertly trained detection dogs who play a criti...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 14 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A South Australian man is scheduled to appear in Mount Gambier Magistrates Court today (14 October, 2025) charged with alleged online child abuse offences, including possessing sexually explicit material of children. The South Australia Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (SA JACET) began an investigation in August 2025, after receiving a report about an online user uploading child abuse material. SA JACET...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 14 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: Our reforms to the low income superannuation tax offset will help deliver a more secure retirement for more than a million Australians, including hundreds of thousands of young people and women. We are making the super system fairer from top to bottom. The majority of people who will benefit from changes to the low income superannuation tax offset (LISTO) are women. Every dollar we help women save for re...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 14 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Queensland State Emergency Service (SES) has claimed responsibility for the mysterious orange door which appeared in Queen Street Mall on Friday 10 October. Baffling passers-by of the Uptown window at the top of the Queen Street Mall, SES Chief Officer, Dr Mark Armstrong CSC revealed it was all part of a public safety campaign ahead of the state's Higher Risk Weather Season, with a QR code on the...