CANBERRA, ACT, April 9 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editors Note: An image of the man is available via NSW Police. Authorities are appealing for information as a search continues to locate a detainee who escaped from custody at Bankstown yesterday. Michael Angok, aged 30, was transported from Villawood Immigration Detention Centre to Bankstown Hospital yesterday (Wednesday 8 April 2026), where he escaped, running off shortly after 9.30am. Police were notif...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 9 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Joint press conference with The Hon Catherine King MP Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Subjects: conflict in the Middle East, fuel security, Investor Front Door pilot program, biofuels, cost of living, resource taxes Jim Chalmers: We've seen some really encouraging developments in the Middle East this week, but there's still a lot of uncertainty about...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 9 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: KARA COOK, MEMBER FOR BONNER: Good morning everyone and welcome to the Ampol Lytton Refinery. My name is Kara Cook, I'm the local Federal Member here, and it's my great pleasure to welcome Prime Minister Anthony Albanese here, and of course Minister Chris Bowen as well. We've just had a wonderful tour of the facility. This is a really important facility in my electorate employing almost 1,000 people on...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 9 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:It's wonderful to be here in Singapore. And I thank Foreign Minister Balakrishnan for the warm welcome, once again, back to Singapore. Australia and Singapore are strategically aligned. We share values and we share a relationship of trust between each other. And that is why it's so important that at difficult times in the world we can rely upon each other. We provide ab...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 8 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: KIERAN GILBERT, HOST:Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, thanks for your time. What's your reaction to news of a two-week ceasefire, including the reopening, albeit temporarily, of the Strait of Hormuz? ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:This is positive news. We've been calling for a de-escalation for some time. We want to see a resolution of the conflict. The potential of damage to civilian infrastructur...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 8 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Australia welcomes the agreement by the United States, Israel and Iran to a two-week ceasefire to negotiate a resolution to the conflict in the Middle East. The Australian Government has been calling for de-escalation and an end to the conflict for some time now. Iran's de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz, coupled with its attacks on commercial vessels, civilian infrastructure, and oil and gas f...
SYDNEY, April 8 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has applied an additional $2 million capital requirement to Sovereign Insurance Australia Pty Ltd (SIA), reflecting SIA's heightened risk profile due to weaknesses in managing non-financial risk and regulatory reporting. APRA has identified serious deficiencies in SIA's risk management framework and its management of operational risk. APRA's co...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 7 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: I would like to recognise the efforts of Australians over the Easter long weekend to conserve fuel and to get on with life. We saw very few cancellations. That was a good thing. I said last Wednesday night, and then Thursday at the National Press Club, that I wanted people to have a good Easter. And I hope people did, including people here. And for people of faith, I h...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 7 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to Singapore from 9 to 11 April 2026 where he will meet with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. Leaders will continue discussions on securing trade in essential supplies, including petroleum oils, such as diesel and liquefied natural gas. The visit will continue the Government's regional engagements to keep fuel supply flowing by strengthening fuel access for Au...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 7 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the AFP and the Office of the Special Investigator Editor's note: Images of the arrest and the press conference is available via Hightail. A former Australian Defence Force member, 47, has been charged under a joint investigation between the AFP and the Office of the Special Investigator (OSI). The man, who was arrested earlier today (Tuesday, 7 April, 2026) at Sydney...