CANBERRA, ACT, March 31 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: RAF EPSTEIN, HOST:Anthony Albanese is the Prime Minister of Australia. Good morning, thanks for joining us. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good morning. Good to be with you, Raf. RAF EPSTEIN:I will come to fuel, PM. I just wanted to ask first of all though, what did you think when you heard the news yesterday that Dezi Freeman had been shot dead by police? What did you think? PRIME MINISTER:Good,...
SYDNEY, March 31 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has finalised amendments to its prudential standards on the capital treatment of longevity products, including annuities, to strengthen the market for retirement income products. The reforms reflect APRA's commitment to support innovation and reduce unnecessary regulatory constraints, while maintaining strong prudential safeguards. Better alig...
SYDNEY, March 31 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has today released a consultation package on remaking Level 3 conglomerate prudential standards. APRA proposes to remake the standards with minor amendments to ensure the standards remain current. Written submissions are due by 29 May 2026. The consultation package can be viewed on APRA's website at: Remaking Level 3 conglomerate standards Di...
SYDNEY, March 31 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its Monthly Authorised Deposit-taking Institution Statistics (MADIS) publication for February 2026. The February 2026 publication is available on the APRA website at: Monthly Authorised Deposit-taking Institution Statistics publication Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
SYDNEY, March 31 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its private health insurance risk equalisation statistics publication for the 2024-25 financial year. The publication is available on the APRA website at: Private health insurance risk equalisation statistics. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
CANBERRA, ACT, March 30 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Logan man is expected to face Beenleigh Magistrates Court on 1 May, 2026, charged with sending an alleged threatening message online to a federal parliamentarian. Investigations began on 25 March, 2026, after the AFP received a report of online threats, including a threat to kill, against a parliamentarian. AFP National Security Investigations (NSI) officers linked the man, 47, to the alleged threats. ...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 30 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Blue Mountains man is expected to appear before Katoomba Local Court today (30 March, 2026) to face a charge of harassing a federal parliamentarian online. Police will allege that between April and July, 2025, the man sent multiple harassing messages via email, social media, and voicemail to the parliamentarian's electoral office. The AFP's National Security Investigations (NSI) team linked the man, 42...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 30 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between AFP, Australian Border Force and NSW Police Force Editor's note: Vision of the vessel, arrested individuals and audio grabs are available via Hightail The AFP has charged six crew members of a merchant vessel following a joint investigation into a sophisticated organised crime syndicate which allegedly imported one tonne of cocaine into Australia. It will be a...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 30 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: National Cabinet, fuel supply, fuel affordability, impact of war in the Middle East on the Australian economy, data centre investment Jim Chalmers: National Cabinet today is a really important opportunity to work together to work through the very serious issues in our economy. We seek to work through these issues in a constructive way, a coordinated way, and ideally a consistent way. Our ob...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 30 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Following a meeting of the National Cabinet today convened by the Prime Minister, the Australian Government will halve the fuel excise on petrol and diesel for three months. The halving of the fuel excise will reduce the cost of fuel by 26.3 cents per litre. This will reduce the cost of a 65L tank of fuel by nearly $19. The spike in fuel prices as a result of the war in the Middle East is hurting A...