CANBERRA, ACT, Dec. 17 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: Bondi terrorist attack, mid‑year budget update Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers, before we get to the budget update, let's just start with the aftermath of the Bondi massacre. Many people want a much broader response from the federal government than another round of gun reform, important as that might be, and you yourself, I think, have flagged that the government should do a lot more to ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Dec. 17 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Joint press conference with Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher Minister for Finance Minister for Women Minister for the Public Service Minister for Government Services Subjects: MYEFO, Bondi terror attack Jim Chalmers: Hi, everyone. Thanks for your patience. I think you will understand why we delayed the start of the press conference. We wanted to be upfront from the very beginning and say that obvio...
CANBERRA, ACT, Dec. 17 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: Bondi Beach terror attack, antisemitism, mid-year budget update Sabra Lane: Later today, the federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers will hand down the mid‑year budget update known as MYEFO. He's also a permanent member of the government's National Security Committee of Cabinet. Normally, the economic numbers would be front and centre of political debate, instead, the government's facing multipl...
Belconnen, ACT, Dec. 17 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: An18-year-old P-platerhas losthis vehicle after he was caught driving67km/h over the speed limit. About 1:00pm on Monday (15 December 2025), officers from Road Policing were patrolling onYambaDrivein MawsonwhentheyobservedablackSubaru Impreza travelling at high speed. Police radarcapturedthe vehicle'sspeedat147km/h in an80km/h zone. Officersstopped thedriverandthevehicle was seized.He was also issued with an immediat...
Belconnen, ACT, Dec. 17 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A22-year-old man was arrested at Canberra Airportyesterdayafter allegedly strangling hispregnantformer partnerat her homeearlier in the day. Around 1pm on Tuesday (16 December 2025), police will allege the man was at his former partner's homewhen he became aggressive, stranglingherand hitting her, causing her to fall to the ground. The womancalled a family member forhelpand the man left the residence. The incident wa...
Belconnen, ACT, Dec. 17 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Suspected stolen property has been recovered from a home in O'Connor following the arrest ofa16-year-old girllast week. On 13 December, police attended a residence in O'Connor for an unrelated matter when they were alerted toa teenage resident with suspected stolen property. The girl, who was subject to bail conditions, was arrested and charged with unlawfullypossessingstolen property.She is due to appear before the A...
CANBERRA, ACT, Dec. 17 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: Today I have released the 2025-26 Tax Expenditures and Insights Statement. This annual statement details how features of our tax system affect individuals, businesses and other entities, as well as the pressures they place on the budget. The Tax Expenditures and Insights Statement contributes to public transparency of the tax system and is a requirement under the Charter of Budget Honesty. It is not a sta...
CANBERRA, ACT, Dec. 17 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Mid‑Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook strengthens the budget, reduces debt and continues the Government's responsible approach to economic and fiscal management. The figures show a stronger budget position compared to the election and a much stronger budget compared to what we inherited from our predecessors. This is the only mid‑year update on record that has delivered a better bottom line...
CANBERRA, ACT, Dec. 17 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: CHRISTIAN O'CONNELL, HOST: We've got the Prime Minister live on the now. Welcome to the show, Prime Minister. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. O'CONNELL: Thank you very much for joining us. I, first of all, I thought it'd be really nice if you could offer a message to us who are still very shook up from the events on Sunday. What words of hope and support can you offer us right now, Pr...
CANBERRA, ACT, Dec. 17 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: TAYLAH STRANO, HOST:Questions have started to be raised, mainly about why a man living in suburban Australia is able to have six guns, and if our laws around gun ownership and regulation are due a refresh. The Prime Minister put gun reform on the agenda as national cabinet met this week, the New South Wales premier also committing to reexamine the laws at a state level too. But what impact will it have...