Belconnen, ACT, Feb. 5 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: UPDATE: Thanks Canberra, the missing 12-year-old girl we posted about last night has been located safe and well. ACT Policing is seeking the public'sassistancetolocatemissing12-year-oldgirlSahbella-Jean Stores Sahbellahas not beenseen orheardfromsince2:30pm this afternoon (Thursday, 5February2026)and was last seen inFranklin. Sheis described asCaucasian inappearancewithaslimbuild,faircomplexion,andlong brownhair. She...
CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 4 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: inflation, interest rates, tax, splintering of the right‑wing parties Rafael Epstein: Jim Chalmers joins you, he is the federal Treasurer. Good morning. Jim Chalmers: Good morning, Raf. How are you? Epstein: I'm okay. Thank you for joining us. When someone does go to the supermarket any time this year the same stuff is going to end up costing them more and more. Isn't that your fault...
CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 4 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: RBA rate rise, inflation figures, price of average mortgage Steve Austin: But as you know, inflation is likely to remain above target for some time, according to the Governor of the Reserve Bank. Treasurer- federal Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, says it was private demand, not government spending, that was the catalyst for the higher inflation. This means that what you pay, sometimes called the Cons...
CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 4 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: interest rates, NDIS growth, energy prices Tom Elliott: Joining us on the line, earlier than promised, which is welcome news, the federal Treasurer, Jim Chalmers. Good morning. Jim Chalmers: Good morning, Tom, how are you? Elliott: Good. So, at least 6 articles I've read this morning say that very high federal government spending, now approaching 27percent of the economy, or GDP, is largel...
CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 4 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A man who allegedly abused AFP officers and workers at Perth Airport is expected to appear in Perth Magistrates Court today (4 February, 2026) charged with disorderly conduct. The AFP charged the Perth man, 44, over an incident on 6 January, 2026, when he allegedly became aggressive after being told he was too intoxicated to travel. He first came to the attention of workers in the T1 international terminal...
CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 4 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A West Australian man was sentenced by the Perth Magistrates' Court yesterday (3 February, 2026) to 15 months' imprisonment for transmitting child abuse material. He was ordered to serve six months in custody and will then be released on a recognisance order to be of good behaviour for 12 months. The Wanneroo man, 38, previously pleaded guilty to one count of using a carriage service to transmit child abuse...
Belconnen, ACT, Feb. 4 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A54-year-old man has faced court after allegedly installing a hidden camera ina public bathroom at a Canberra hospital. Police will allege on 7 January (2026), the man entered a public bathroom in the North Canberra Hospitaland installed a small camera underneath the sink. The camera waslocatedby cleaners two weekslaterand theincident was reported to police. Officers fromBelconnen Police Stationidentifiedthe man from ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 3 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: interest rates, inflation, cost-of-living relief, Coalition chaos Sarah Ferguson: The Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, joins me now from Canberra. Treasurer, welcome. Jim Chalmers: Thanks, Sarah. Ferguson: You were so confident in your ability to manage the economy in a way to keep interest rates down. What went wrong? Chalmers: Well, what we've seen in recent inflation data is that it's come in...
Belconnen, ACT, Feb. 3 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking informationand witnessesaftertelecommunicationsfibreopticcables were damagedmid-lastmonth. Between 1am and 3am on Tuesday13January(2026),fibreoptic cables intwotelecommunicationspitslocatedoffAthllonDrive inWanniassawere damaged, causing disruption to internet services. Police are urging anyone who witnessed any suspicious activityonAthllonDrivebetween Atkins Street and FinchamCrescenton January...
CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 3 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good morning. JOURNALIST:Do you have any lessons from inside the church, PM? PRIME MINISTER:It was a beautiful service. It's always a good way to begin the year. And I think the highlight was the junior choir, it was absolutely delightful. And they're wonderful young people. And whenever I'm with young people, whether it's from an early learning situation of child care...