CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 22 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A West Australian man faced Perth Magistrates Court today (22 September, 2026) after being charged with several offences including allegedly endangering fellow passengers and disorderly behaviour while on board a Perth-bound flight. AFP officers at Perth Airport responded to an airline request for assistance and met a flight as it arrived from Karratha yesterday (21 September, 2026). Police will allege th...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 22 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between all Australian state and territory police forces, Australian Federal Police, Australian Border Force, the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre, Department of Home Affairs, New Zealand Police and New Zealand Customs. Police and law enforcement agencies across Australia and New Zealand have charged 1203 peop...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 22 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Images and footage of the warrant and audio are available via Hightail. A Redbank Plains man is scheduled to appear before Brisbane Magistrates Court today (22 September, 2026), charged for allegedly bribing Bangladeshi public officials for personal gain. The man, 51, is alleged to have transferred about $90,000 to people in Bangladesh with the intent that they use it to influence an invest...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 22 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Tom Steinfort: Stung by falling birth rates, soaring lifespans and an AI revolution, Australia is bracing for the most radical economic shake up in a generation, and debt and deficits seemingly for eternity. For more, we are joined by Treasurer Jim Chalmers. Good to see you, Treasurer. For me, when this forecast of the next 40years came out, there were some alarm bells ringing because of deficits pretty muc...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 22 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Sally Sara: Well, the federal government has released the latest Intergenerational Report outlining how an ageing population is expected to reshape the economy in the next 40years. The report predicts for the first time that deaths will outpace births in Australia by the mid‑2060s. Jim Chalmers is the federal Treasurer and joins me in our Parliament House studio. Treasurer, welcome back. Jim Chalmers:...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 22 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Stephanie Ferrier: Treasurer Jim Chalmers joins us now from Canberra. Thanks for joining us, Treasurer. Jim Chalmers: Thanks for having me back on. Ferrier: We'll come to the Intergenerational Report in just a moment, but first, we've seen another shocking night with a young boy shot in the face and neck. This follows a really horrific weekend of violence across New South Wales. What's your response to t...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 22 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Peter Stefanovic: Well, we're all going to live longer, we're going to work less, retire later and the country will pay for it through the AI boom. That's about the crux of an Intergenerational Report that tries to predict how our great nation will look and fare in 40years' time. So joining us live is the federal Treasurer, Jim Chalmers. Treasurer, good to see you this morning. So 4‑year forward estim...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 22 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Colleagues, Australia has always been one of the world's strongest supporters of the United Nations. Our position on its future and the future of global relations is clear - global challenges cannot be solved by countries acting alone. Especially right now, when we are facing one of the toughest periods in modern history. The war in the Middle East, an ongoing land war in Europe, the global inflati...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 22 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Artificial intelligence has the potential to improve lives, to strengthen our economy and productivity, and to massively advance science and medical breakthroughs. But humans need to be in control of it. If it's going to be successful, then we need to make sure that humans are at the centre of everything that occurs. JOURNALIST:At the end of the statement, it said oth...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 22 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen and the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese met on 21 September in the margins of the United Nations General Assembly. Presidents Costa and von der Leyen and Prime Minister Albanese reviewed the progress made in deepening cooperation across many fields since President von der...