CANBERRA, ACT, April 13 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: MATT SHIRVINGTON, HOST: We're being warned this morning that major Asian fuel producers may start prioritising their own domestic markets if this supply crisis continues to worse around the world. NAT BARR, HOST: That could be a disaster for Australia because we import around 90 per cent of our refined fuel from Asia. So, later today, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will fly back to the region to mee...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 13 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: SARAH ABO, HOST: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will embark on his second fuel security mission within a week, as Iran-US peace talks collapse. KARL STEFANOVIC, HOST: And the PM joins us now live from Canberra. PM, good morning to you. Look, first up, the news overnight - ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. Good to be with you. STEFANOVIC: Do you support the US blockade of the Strait o...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 13 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 14 to 17 April 2026. The visit is part of the Government's efforts to work with regional partners to maintain the two-way flow of energy supplies, fertiliser and other critical goods. In Brunei Darussalam, Prime Minister Albanese will have an audience with His Majesty Sultan Haji H...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 12 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note:Vision available via Hightail A man wanted on an outstanding warrant has been arrested in Sydney's west. Last Wednesday (8 April, 2026), officers from the AFP, Bankstown Police Area Command and Australian Border Force (ABF), commenced inquiries after a man, 30, escaped from Bankstown Hospital after he was transported from Villawood Immigration Detention Centre for medical treatment. A warra...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 10 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: MR LAWRENCE WONG, PRIME MINISTER OF SINGAPORE:Let me extend a very warm welcome to Prime Minister Albanese and your delegation to Singapore. It's very good to see you again, my friend. I would have preferred, of course, for us to meet under more favourable circumstances. Unfortunately, these are difficult times, not just for Australia and Singapore, but for countries everywhere. The conflict in the Mi...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 10 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: Today the Albanese Government is releasing draft legislation to strengthen the foreign resident capital gains tax (CGT) regime and provide certainty for investors. These reforms will ensure foreign residents pay a fair share of tax in Australia while providing generous concessions for investments in renewable energy. Australia's land and natural resources belong to all Australians. These reforms, first ...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 10 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A West Australian man has been sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment by the Perth Magistrates Court this week (8 April, 2026) for spitting in an AFP officer's face and mouth outside Perth Airport. The man, 52, was also sentenced to four months' imprisonment, which will be served concurrently, for throwing urine-soaked shorts at a Western Australia Police Force (WAPF) custody officer. He pleaded guilty to b...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 10 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: We, the Prime Minister of Australia, the Honourable Anthony Albanese MP, and thePrime Minister of Singapore, Mr Lawrence Wong, reaffirmed the strength of the relationship and the deep reservoir of strategic trust between our two countries, as reflected in theAustralia-Singapore Comprehensive Strategic Partnership 2.0 (CSP 2.0). The enhanced CSP 2.0 sets out the ambitious next phase of cooperation, wh...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 9 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Labor government is unlocking investment in Australia's fuel security, supply chain resilience and critical minerals through the Investor Front Door's first pilot projects. These projects are all about making our economy stronger and more resilient, and our fuel supply more secure. The Investor Front Door will streamline how project developers and businesses interact with government, helping ...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 9 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Young people in Sydney's Inner West now have a bigger and better headspace centre, with the official opening of the expanded headspace in Ashfield. headspace Ashfield has relocated to Level 2, 320 Liverpool Road, giving more young people and their families access to free mental health support, close to home. The Albanese Labor Government has invested almost $1 million for the new premises which offer...