CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 5 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: It's wonderful to be here in Fiji and to also be visiting Tuvalu in what is the important meeting leading up to the Climate Change Conference next month. It is important that Pacific voices are heard, because the Pacific is the front line of action on climate change. For many of the nations represented by leaders here, it is literally a threat to their very existence, which is why the world must act. We...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 5 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to Fiji and Tuvalu from 5 to 7 October 2026 for the Pre-COP Leaders' event. At COP30, Australia secured the role of COP31 President of Negotiations and agreement to deliver a Pacific-hosted Pre-COP, including a special Leaders' event. Australia will co-host the event with Fiji and Tuvalu. The Pacific Pre-COP will bring together more than 50 countries and th...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 4 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: Today I will travel to Japan for meetings and engagements with business and economic leaders, investors and Japan's Minister of Finance, Satsuki Katayama. This is all about boosting investment, bolstering fuel security and resilience, and bringing Australia and Japan closer together in uncertain times. We're strengthening economic ties with Japan and strengthening Australia's economic security. More trade...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 4 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: David Speers: Jim Chalmers, welcome to the program. Jim Chalmers: Thanks very much David. Speers: Inflation is being driven by domestic pressures, productivity is going nowhere. Is the Reserve Bank Governor wrong here? Chalmers: Well, the comments that the Reserve Bank Governor made during the course of the week are consistent with the comments that I have been making. We have an inflation challenge in o...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 3 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the AFP and South Australia Police. A South Australian man has been charged over alleged online threats toward police officers. The AFP's National Security Investigations (NSI) team began an investigation in September after South Australia Police referred a series of social media posts for investigation. It's alleged the posts advocated violence against police and made...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 3 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Sydney man has been sentenced to a 12-month Community Correction Order at Parramatta Local Court for sending offensive emails to a Commonwealth official. The AFP's National Security Investigations (NSI) team began an investigation in May, 2026, after a series of abusive emails were sent to a Commonwealth official between February and May, 2026. The man, 43, was arrested at a Wentworthville home on 23 Jun...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 2 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: With the passing of Bruce Baird, Australia has lost a real gentleman and a true parliamentarian. Bruce had the uncommon distinction of serving his nation as a Liberal member at both the state and federal level, including as Transport Minister in the Greiner NSW Government. It was a portfolio he handled with such aplomb that I was pleased to appoint him years later as the inaugural chair of the National...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 2 -- Australian Border Force issued the following news release: ​​ The Australian Border Force (ABF) has detained a foreign fishing vessel allegedly fishing offshore off the Western Australia coast, as sustained surveillance and enforcement continues across Australia's northern maritime approaches. It is the third foreign fishing vessel located off WA in the past ten days, after a vessel was detected on 22 September 2026 near Scott Reef and another on 24 Septem...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 2 -- Australian Border Force issued the following news release: ​​​A Brisbane man has been sentenced to 19 years' imprisonment, with a non-parole period of 12 years, for facilitating the sexual abuse of 25 children in the Philippines, including some with severe disabilities. * Three counts of persistent sexual abuse of a child outside Australia, contrary to section 272.11(1) of the Criminal Code (Cth);* Two counts of preparing or planning for sexual interc...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 2 -- 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 * Crisafulli Government has awarded petroleum and gas tenders for five areas in the Cooper-Eromanga Basin and Taroom Trough to secure future domestic oil and gas supply. * Exploration forms part of a wider land release to boost ga...