CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 15 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A WA man has been summonsed to appear in Bunbury Magistrates Court next month after he allegedly sent offensive emails to a Commonwealth official. It is alleged the man, 49, sent two offensive emails to the office of the public official last year. The emails allegedly included abusive, degrading and threatening language directed at the office holder. The emails were referred to the AFP, and an investigati...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 15 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between agencies of the Multi Agency Strike Team Editor's note:Images available via Hightail Multi Agency Strike Team (MAST) detectives have charged three people - including a licensed post office manager - following combined investigations into trusted insiders, allegedly importing illicit tobacco and vapes into Australia. The MAST is made up of 41 officers from the NSW Poli...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 15 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Tasmanian man is expected to appear before Launceston Magistrates' Court on 16 December, 2026, charged over alleged online threats directed toward a federal parliamentarian. The AFP charged the Ravenswood man, 54, today (15 October, 2026) after an allegedly threatening email was sent to the office of a federal parliamentarian on 14 September, 2026. It will be alleged the email contained explicit refere...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 15 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Thank you so much to Prerana and to Peter for giving us a powerful beginning for this morning's events and discussions. And thank you to Auntie Serena and her niece and nephew for once again giving us a wonderful Welcome to Country. And I join with her in acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we're meeting, past, present and emerging. I acknowledge Dr Anne Aly, our fantastic Ministe...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 15 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon John Healey MP, and Australian Treasurer, the Hon Dr Jim Chalmers MP, have met on the sidelines of the IMF-World Bank Group Annual Meetings and G20 Finance Ministers Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand. This is their first in person engagement since Mr Healey was appointed as UK Chancellor of the Exchequer. Australia and the UK have a deep and enduring friendship and th...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 14 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government has introduced the next tranche of legislation to implement the most ambitious tax reform package in a generation. These reforms are all about making the tax system fairer and more sustainable and funding income tax cuts for Australian workers. This legislation introduces a minimum tax on discretionary trusts from 1July 2028 to better align the tax treatment of income from assets a...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 14 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: Tomorrow I will join international counterparts in Bangkok for the IMF‑World Bank Group Annual Meetings and G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting. This is all about working with other countries to manage the economic impacts of the war and global uncertainty, meeting my new counterparts in UK and Indonesia for the first time and boosting investment. In Bangkok, I will call for an ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 14 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force A NSW man is scheduled to appear in Downing Centre Local Court today (14 October, 2026) for allegedly transmitting child abuse material and advocating violence against groups. The AFP charged the man, 38, from the lower Blue Mountains, on Saturday (10 October, 2026), after Australian Border Force (ABF) officers ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 14 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Jim Chalmers: Good morning, everyone. It's a really important day today. Today, we introduce the third major tranche of the tax reform legislation to give effect to the very ambitious tax package that we announced in the Budget. Our tax reforms are all about cutting taxes for workers, making the housing market fairer for first‑home buyers, and better aligning the tax treatment of income from working an...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 14 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Sally Sara: Well, turning to federal politics and the government will today introduce a bill to parliament to impose a 30percent minimum tax on distributions from discretionary trusts. The Coalition is opposing the change, citing concerns about the effect on small business, while the Greens are demanding a Senate Inquiry, saying that an early draft was 'watered down'. Jim Chalmers is the federal Treasurer a...