CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 10 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Well, today is exactly one month until our world leading social media laws come into effect on 10 December. This is about letting kids be kids. It's also about empowering parents to be able to have those discussions with their children. We don't argue that these laws will be perfect in their implementation. We do argue very strongly though that this is the Government o...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 10 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Today I am pleased to announce the Honourable Jay Weatherill AO will be Australia's next High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom is one of our closest friends and partners, and the appointment of Australia's High Commissioner to the UK is one of the most important international appointments we make. Jay Weatherill served as South Australia's 45th Premier for over six years and cha...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 10 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: MARK LEVY, HOST:I thought we'd catch up with Mr Albanese, who's on the line from Canberra. Prime Minister, good morning to you. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good morning, Mark. Good to be with you, but sorry about the circumstances. LEVY: Yeah, it's an extremely sad day, isn't it? We've lost a radio legend. PRIME MINISTER:We certainly have. And John Laws was an iconic voice, but so much more tha...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 10 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: CHRIS SMITH, HOST: The Prime Minister of Australia is on the line. Anthony Albanese, welcome to the Super Radio Network. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning, Chris. Good to be with you. SMITH: I reached out to your office last night because I knew how much respect you had for the great John Laws. He was an icon, wasn't he? PRIME MINISTER: He was the best. We won't see any better in our li...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 10 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: Landholders and river users, including pumpers, on the Mitta Mitta River are advised to take into account the forecast releases of water from Dartmouth Dam and make any necessary adjustment to their river activities. A small pulse is planned for the Mitta Mitta River below Dartmouth Dam. Releases from Dartmouth (measured at Coleman's gauge) are expected to increase starting Thursday 13 November, from a...
Belconnen, ACT, Nov. 10 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and dashcam footage following a collision in Phillip earlier today. About 11:15am today (Monday, 10 November 2025), a white Toyota Yaris and a silver Mazda CX-9 collided at the intersection of Melrose Drive and Hodgson Crescent in Phillip. Two women were transported to the Canberra Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police are urging anyone who witnessed or has dashcam foot...
Belconnen, ACT, Nov. 10 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Police have suspended the licences of two P-Plate drivers on the weekend as they were both caught exceeding the speed limit by more than 45km/h. About 11:45pm on Saturday (8 November 2025), police detected a 19-year-old Macgregor man driving a Hyundai Tiburon on William Hovell Drive in Hawker doing 145km/h in a 90km/h signposted zone. In a separate incident an hour later, police detected an 18-year-old Page man drivin...
Belconnen, ACT, Nov. 10 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Police are seeking witnesses after a man allegedly brandished an axe during an alleged bike theft incident in the City on the weekend. About 1pm on Sunday (9 November 2025), a member of the public observed another man attempting to steal a bike from a bike rack near the intersection of Bunda Stret and Petrie Street. The witness confronted the other man who allegedly pulled a small axe from his backpack and repeatedly ...
Belconnen, ACT, Nov. 10 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 27-year-old man will face court today after allegedly driving at police and hitting an officer when they attempted to arrest him last week. About 2pm on Friday (7 November 2025), ACT Policing officers located the man, who was wanted in NSW on an outstanding arrest warrant, in Fyshwick. Officers attempted to arrest him when he exited a store but he got into a vehicle and drove away, allegedly hitting one officer in t...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 10 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: KYLE SANDILANDS, HOST: Ladies and gentlemen, the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese. We're just connecting to him now. But I did hear Russell Crowe, legendary actor, a friend of the show, we love Russell, on with Joe Rogan. Joe Rogan says 'what's wrong with Australia? What's going on there?' As if we've, something's going wrong down here. We love our life in Australia. It's a most magnificen...