CANBERRA, ACT, May 1 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A northern NSW man is expected to face McLean Local Court on 11 June, 2026 charged with publishing an alleged social media threat directed towards a federal parliamentarian. Investigations began in March, 2026, after the AFP received information regarding a social media comment that allegedly encouraged violence against a federal parliamentarian. Further inquiries by the National Security Investigations (NSI...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 1 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force A West Australian man was scheduled to appear in the Perth Magistrates Court today (1 May, 2026) after being charged with allegedly possessing and transmitting child abuse material.  Australian Border Force (ABF) officers intercepted the man and sent him for a baggage examinat...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 1 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: BEN ENGLISH, EDITOR OF THE DAILY TELEGRAPH:Well, congratulations. Well, it has to be acknowledged you did play an instrumental part in getting this over the line. So that was great and also thanks for the money. $72.5 million, it's nothing to sneeze at, is it? I must say, well, I'm taking it, but that will be for the redundancy payments for all those meddling bureaucrats that are holding up developments?...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 1 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Thanks very much Ben, and I thank the young graduate who was here welcoming us to country. And it's great to have someone from beautiful Thursday Island- it's a long way from Thursday Island, from TI to Western Sydney. I also want to acknowledge Premier Minns and members of his team who are here. The Leader of the Opposition Angus Taylor who is here. Ben, I'll single him out of all the people here, be...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 1 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: JOURNALIST: Thanks, Prime Minister. So, what concerns do you have for the Alice Springs community, given the scenes we saw overnight after the arrest of a man of the death of a five year old girl? PRIME MINISTER: It breaks your heart. And I spoke with Malarndirri McCarthy, our Minister who is on the ground there in Alice Springs with Marion Scrymgour, our local Federal MP. This is a community that are h...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 1 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Labor Government has secured two shipments carrying 100 million litres of jet fuel, and another shipment of 50 million litres of diesel to keep Australia moving. These three new fuel shipments, going to Brisbane, Perth and Darwin, are in addition to the eight shipments already announced in partnership with BP Australia, Ampol, and Viva Energy, which will reach Australia in May and June. Co...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 30 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: ANNA HENDERSON, HOST:Prime Minister, thanks for joining SBS World News. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good to be with you, Anna. HENDERSON:The Interim Report has stated that despite an increase in funding for the national intelligence community, the proportion allocated for counter-terrorism significantly declined between 2020 and 2025. Did those funding decisions leave the intelligence agencies ...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 30 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Northern Territory man has been sentenced to nine years and nine months' imprisonment after being convicted of 20 offences relating to child abuse material. The man, 52, was sentenced in the Katherine Local Court today (30 April, 2026) for offences involving the accessing, possessing and transmitting of child abuse material. The man will serve a non-parole period of four years and six months' imprisonme...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 30 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's Note: Arrest vision and imagery available via Hightail A Hunter region man is expected to face the NSW Bail Division Court today (30 April, 2026) charged with soliciting, accessing and possessing child abuse material. Australian Border Force (ABF) officers intercepted the man, 27, and conducted a routine examination of his luggage at Sydney International Airport on 8 November, 2025, following hi...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 30 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A man from NSW is expected to appear before Coffs Harbour Local Court on 13 May, 2026, charged in relation to alleged online death threats and posts threatening parliamentarians. In March, 2026, a social media user made five offensive posts online. One post contained alleged death threats directed toward two parliamentarians. The AFP's National Security Investigations (NSI) team linked the man, 45, to th...