BRISBANE, Queensland, May 14 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation The Honourable Andrew Powell Queensland's best tourism experiences crowned * More than 2,300 Queensland tourism products named Best of Queensland Experiences (BOQE). * 534 operators received perfect scores highlighting exceptional Queensland tourism businesses totravellers. * Growth in online tourism booking platfor...
BRISBANE, Queensland, May 14 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Police and Emergency Services The Honourable Dan Purdie An officer per day added to frontline in Crisafulli Government's first 200 days * Queensland Police Service frontline increased by 240 in just 200 days under the Crisafulli Government. * Unplanned attrition rates drop to lowest figures in two and half years. * Under Labor, thefrontline only increased by 174 officers across four ...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 14 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Joint press conference with Rowan Holzberger Member for Forde Subjects: wages growth, super changes, ASIC Macquarie securities action RowanHolzberger: Thanks for coming. My name's RowanHolzberger, I've just been elected as the Member for Forde, where we are today, and Jim, thank you very much for asking me to come along with you today and holding this press conference in Forde. I think that the elec...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 14 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A catering employee who used her airport security identification card (ASIC) to breach an airside security zone at Perth Airport and help her family onto a Singapore-bound flight has been fined $1000. The woman, 39, was sentenced in Perth Magistrates Court yesterday (13 May, 2025). An AFP investigation began on 18 February, 2025, when the Alexander Heights woman - who was not rostered to work - dropped fam...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 14 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Vision, images and audio grabs available via Hightail The AFP is inviting people to get quizzical about what a job in law enforcement could look like through a new online Career Finder that aims to turn clicks into careers. Designed to match people with their ideal AFP role, the quiz poses 10 questions across preferences such as problem-solving, motivation and teamwork. These help to produce...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 14 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the AFP and Aistralian Border Force A man is expected to appear before Downing Centre Local Court today (14 May, 2025) for his alleged role in a syndicate responsible for the large-scale manufacture and supply of methamphetamine in Sydney. The Tamarama man, 46, was arrested yesterday (13 May, 2025) at AFP Eastern Command headquarters in Sydney and charged with three off...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 14 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: For the first time, River Reflections is being held in the lower Murray catchment, home to the River Murray, Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth (CLLMM). Over the 2 days, the region will bring together local voices and perspectives from across the Basin to explore collaborative solutions for sustainable water management and stronger, healthier communities. It's the perfect time to join the conversatio...
Belconnen, ACT, May 14 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing's online reporting portal will see its third expansion with the Canberra community able to report theft and lost property from today. Since June 2023 when people were able to report property damage and vandalism and then dangerous driving in May 2024, police have now received more than 3600online reports. This expanded capability will now allow incidents such as retail theft (e.g. theft of clothes or alcoh...
Belconnen, ACT, May 14 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Two men will face court today after allegedly claiming to be police during a home invasion in Mawson last year. Police allege the men, along with two other offenders, forced their way into a home in July 2024 while claiming they were police officers conducting a search warrant. The group threatened the occupant with a firearm and other weapons before assaulting him, leaving him with serious injuries that required hospi...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 14 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: New data released by the Australia Bureau of Statistics shows that annual real wages have grown for 18months in a row under the Albanese Labor Government. Under Labor, more Australians are working, earning more and keeping more of what they earn. We're really pleased with today's figures which show annual real wages have now grown for six quarters in a row, after going badly backwards under the previous Li...