CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 14 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: More than 500,000 Cheaper Home Batteries have now been installed under the Albanese Labor Government's program - helping households and businesses store cheap solar, cut power bills and take pressure off the grid. Australia already has the highest uptake of rooftop solar in the world, with more than one in three Australian households having solar on their roof. The Cheaper Home Batteries Program is h...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 14 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good morning. Late last night, I had a very productive, constructive and lengthy and substantial phone call with President Trump of the United States. The President and I exchanged views on a number of global and regional issues, including the conflict in the Middle East and recent developments in the Pacific. This included briefing the President on the recent alliances...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 14 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police, Australian Taxation Office, andAustralian Securities and Investments Commission Four people have been sentenced by the District Court of NSW for their roles in a two-year, $10.7 million fraud that used labour hire and payroll companies linked to the building and construction industry. A joint AFP and ATO investigation, under the Serious F...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 14 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Vision of the warrants available via Hightail Multi Agency Strike Team (MAST) detectives have charged seven people and dismantled two multi-million dollar criminal networks following combined investigations into trusted insiders, allegedly importing illicit tobacco and vapes into Australia. TheMASTis made up of 41 officers from the NSW Police Force, Australian Federal Police (AFP), Aust...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 14 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force Editor's note:Images available via Hightail A New South Wales man is expected to face Downing Centre Local Court today (14 August, 2026) charged for allegedly attempting to import 4kg of methamphetamine into Australia through the international mail stream. An investigation began on 5 August, 2026, when Australi...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 14 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police, Tasmania Police, Victoria Police, and Australian Border Force Editor's note: Images and video are available via Hightail Two men have been charged and one arrested after a joint agency investigation into the alleged movement of millions of dollars in cash from Tasmania to Victoria, suspected to be the proceeds of crime from the sale of i...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 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 Transport and Main Roads The Honourable Brent Mickelberg * The Crisafulli Governmenthas todayannounceda major package of roadprojectsas part of theGold Coast Transport Plan,deliveringatwenty yearplanto get Gold Coasters home sooner and safer. * The plan includes deliverin...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 14 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Integrity The Honourable Deb Frecklington * Dedicated domestic and family violence courtroomhas been openedas part of the first stage of a $19.3 million Cairns Courthouse upgrade. * The refurbishment is part of nearly $68 million the Crisafulli Government has investedstatewidein the Domestic and Family Violenc...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 14 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Tim Nicholls * Statewide ambulance rampinghas dropped to its lowest levelsince theCOVIDera- at 35.5 per cent -as the Crisafulli Government continues to heal Labor's Health Crisis. * The elective surgerywaitlist alsoremainsstable and lower than the peak of 66,632 after Labor's decade of decline. * The new data ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 13 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows average weekly full‑time earnings have now increased by more than $300 per week since the Albanese Government was elected. Average weekly earnings are up and the gender pay gap is closing under Labor. That means more money in people's pockets since we came to Government and more money again since the beginning of the year. Helping Australians ...