CANBERRA, ACT, July 21 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A West Australian man was sentenced to a maximum of two years and 11 months' imprisonment by the Geraldton District Court yesterday (20 July, 2026) for possessing and transmitting child abuse material. The man, 38, will be eligible for parole after serving a period of 18 months. The Rangeway man was sentenced following an AFP investigation into his uploading of child abuse mat...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 20 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:It's fantastic to be here at the Royal Darwin, and to be here with Luke Gosling, with Senator Malarndirri McCarthy, with Lia Finocchiaro, the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, and with the Northern Territory Health Minister as well. We've had an opportunity today to also meet some fantastic advocates, young mums who've been advocating for an upgrade of the centr...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 20 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government will invest $10 million to support upgrades to the Birthing, Maternity and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Royal Darwin Hospital, ensuring Territory families can continue to access high-quality maternity care close to home. This investment will increase the hospital's capacity to meet growing demand while improving the experience of women, babies and families. Following Hea...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 20 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: RYAN 'FITZY' FITZGERALD:We are very, very excited because tomorrow is the day. It is our favourite day of the year, the traditional backyard cricket game at Kirribilli House. We raise money for some amazing funds and the man that lets us do it lets us into his home. We have a barbecue afterwards. It is one of the great days of all, is the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese. Welcome. MICHAEL 'WIPPA' WIPF...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 19 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: MARION SCRYMGOUR, MEMBER FOR LINGIARI:It's great to be here, back home, at Wurrumiyanga. It's always fantastic for me to come back home to my mob on the Tiwi Islands. And it is with great pleasure to be here, both with the Prime Minister and also Minister for Indigenous Australian Malarndirri McCarthy. Also, the Member for Solomon, who has come over to see this great part of my electorate. But I'll now...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 18 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Queensland man has been charged with allegedly threatening a federal parliamentarian. The AFP's National Security Investigations (NSI) team started an investigation in July, 2026, into voice messages that allegedly contained threats to a parliamentarian. The AFP will allege it traced the messages to a Coomera man, 57. The AFP executed a search warrant at a Coomera home on 16 July, 2026, where investigat...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 18 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A West Australian man has been charged with allegedly threatening a federal parliamentarian. The AFP's National Security Investigations (NSI) team began an investigation on 6 July, 2026, after receiving a notification of an alleged online threat to kill a federal parliamentarian. Police allegedly linked the man, 47, to the social media post and executed a search warrant yesterday (17 July, 2026) at a home ...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 18 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Can I begin by saying that Islamophobia has no place in Australia. Every Australian deserves to be safe, respected and at home in our country. And what we have seen is a rise in Islamophobic attacks and abuse directed at Muslim Australians. Hate directed at one community, hurts us all. Because our diversity is one of Australia's great strengths. And we won't, as a natio...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 18 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Every Australian deserves to feel safe, respected and at home as they go about their day-to-day lives. Islamophobia has no place in Australia. Yet, we have seen this evil grow and the number of hateful attacks continuing to steadily rise. It is not the Australian way, it destroys the character of our nation as a country built on fairness, respect and a fair go. It must stop. Today, we announce the A...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 17 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A former Perth lawyer, 32, was sentenced by the District Court of Western Australia today (17 July, 2026) to four years and four months' imprisonment for attempting to obstruct the course of justice via encrypted communications with outlaw motorcycle gang (OMCG) members. He will be eligible for parole after serving two years and two months. The Leederville man previously pleaded guilty to: * One count of...