CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 14 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA:Your Majesty, it is an absolute honour to welcome you to Australia. We had a very good meeting last year in New York, where we discussed the full range of issues confronting not just our nations, but confronting the world and humanity. Unfortunately, some of those are of course, still going because we do live in a time of increasing global uncertainty, part...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 14 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon Anthony Albanese MP, and His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan met in Canberra on 14 October 2026 and reaffirmed the enduring friendship between Australia and Jordan built on mutual respect and a shared commitment to peace, security and prosperity. Leaders welcomed the opportunity to set a forward-looking agenda for stre...
SYDNEY, Oct. 14 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its 2026 authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs) Points of Presence Statistics. The Points of Presence Statistics are a detailed listing of the physical banking service channels provided to Australians, including branches, ATMs and EFTPOS facilities. As the national data collection agency for the financial sector, APRA collec...
SYDNEY, Oct. 14 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has published its Annual Report for the 2025-26financial year. The Annual Report, including anaccessible version, is available on the APRA website: APRA 2025-26 Annual Report. All annual reports are available at: APRA Annual Reports archive. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 14 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning and Minister for Industrial Relations The Honourable Jarrod Bleijie * Crisafulli Government to ease Canberra's burden on Queensland small and family businesses with reforms to WorkCover scheme and crackdown on fraudsters. * Changes will help save small and family businesses more than $1.46 bil...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 14 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Regional and Rural Development The Honourable Dale Last * Leading North Queensland bakery Outback Pies to benefit from new Transforming Queensland Manufacturing Grants Program. * The grant will help the company install new equipment to improve pastry production processes. * TheCrisafu...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 14 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: JOINT STATEMENT Premier and Minister for Veterans The Honourable David Crisafulli Minister for Youth Justice and Victim Support and Minister for Corrective Services The Honourable Laura Gerber * The Men of Business Academy's expansion to grades 7-10 has officially opened, as part of the Crisafulli Government's Crime Prevention School programme. * The Academy on the ...
SYDNEY, Oct. 14 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: APRA publishes on an annual basis, a detailed listing of thephysical banking service channelsprovided to Australians by authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs). Authorised deposit-taking institutions' points of presence June 2017 to June 2026 XLSX 36.73 MB ‧ 14 October 2026 (opens in a new tab) (/system/files/2026-10/Authorised%20deposit-taking%20institutions%27%20points%20of%20prese...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 14 -- Australian Border Force issued the following news release: ​​ 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 intercepted him at Sydney Airport on arrival on an international flight. During a b...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 13 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: PATRICIA KARVELAS, HOST: The Prime Minister is my lead guest this afternoon, Anthony Albanese, Welcome to the program. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Goood afternoon. Good to be with you. KARVELAS: In the last couple of weeks, some Labor MPs have been feeling a little bit nervous. Today you told your Caucus you would be kicking with the wind in the fourth quarter. It's a term you used before the l...