CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 10 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Labor Government's legislation to protect taxpayers and ensure foreign residents pay a fair share of tax has passed the Parliament. This will bring the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) treatment of foreign residents more into line with the treatment of Australians and ensure they pay tax on Australian real property. The legislation also strengthens the tax system by putting in place stronger penaltie...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 10 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Tim Nicholls * The Crisafulli Government has invested $6.9 million to upgrade staff accommodation at Goondiwindi Hospital, supporting health professionals to work and stay in the region. * Labor left Queensland with a 21 per cent gap in the rural and remote medical workforce after their decade of decline. * Th...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 10 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation The Honourable Andrew Powell * The Crisafulli Government has delivered another record hazard reduction burn program across Queensland's parks and protected areas, with almost 1 million hectares treated. * The record-breaking result was delivered as part of the Crisafulli Government's More...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 10 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Treasurer, Minister for Energy and Minister for Home Ownership The Honourable David Janetzki * Doorsofficiallyopen at newcentrefor The Everyday Foundationin Nambour, putting food on the tablefor vulnerable Queenslanders. * The expanded affordable food outlet was made possible through a $1 million investment by the Crisafulli Government,deliveringongoingcost of living ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 10 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Primary Industries The Honourable Tony Perrett * The Crisafulli Government is delivering more fishing, economic, and tourism benefits for Queenslanders, with three new dams joining the Stocked Impoundment Permit Scheme. * Enoggera Reservoir, Paradise Dam, and Mount Morgan No. 7 Dam are the latest additions, taking the SIPS network to more than 60 dams, re...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 10 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Youth Justice and Victim Support and Minister for Corrective Services The Honourable Laura Gerber * Insurance Council of Australia national property crime data released today confirms stolen cars and break-in claims are down under Adult Crime, Adult Time laws. * Stolen cars down 1.6% and home break-ins down 14.8% in 2025-26, compared with 2024-25. * Resul...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 10 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Interview grabs and audio available via Hightail. The AFP-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) will today (10 September) launch its updated ThinkUKnow community education program, as new figures show it received more than 100,000 reports of online child sexual exploitation (OCSE) in the 2025-26 financial year. The exact figure of 100,194 reports, released as part of N...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 10 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Vision from the airport available via Hightail. A West Australian man is scheduled to appear in Perth Magistrates Court today (10 September, 2026) charged with possessing child abuse material. The AFP charged the man, 29, on 31 August, 2026, after Australian Border Force (ABF) officersintercepted him at Perth Airport following his arrival on an international flight. ABF officers inspected ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 10 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's Note: Vision of the man's arrest in 2023 is available via Hightail. A NSW man has been sentenced to up to three and a half years' imprisonment for knowingly compiling reports for a foreign intelligence service. The Australian national, now 58, is the second individual to be convicted of a foreign interference offence. He was sentenced by the NSW District Court today (10 September, 2026), to a ma...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 9 -- 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 Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Tim Nicholls * The Coomera Hospital is one step closer with the appointment of a major contractor to deliver the project meaning construction activity will now accelerate, including civil works, retaining walls and permanent sto...