CANBERRA, ACT, June 17 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Border Force (ABF). Editor's note: Arrest imagery available on Hightail. A Queensland man is scheduled to appear before Mackay Magistrates Court today (17 June, 2026) after being charged with child abuse material offences. Investigations began in March 2025, after a report from the Australian Border Force (ABF) about...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 17 -- 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: Arrest vision and images available via Hightail A Northern Beaches man is expected to appear before the NSW Bail Division Courts today (17 June, 2026), over his alleged role in a ketamine importation from the Netherlands. Investigations began in April 2026, after Australian Border Force (ABF) off...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 17 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: CASSANDRA FERNANDO, MEMBER FOR HOLT:It's great to be here at Goodstart Early Learning Centre in Hampton Park in the heart of my electorate. I'm honoured to be here today with the Prime Minister of Australia and Minister Clare and Minister Walsh. Holt is one of the youngest electorates in the country. It is where people come here to start their families, buy their first homes. It is a welcoming communit...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 17 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Every day early educators help children learn, grow and get ready for school. It's one of the most important jobs in the country and they should be paid fairly for that work. That's why the Albanese Government funded a 15 per cent pay rise for Early Education and Care Workers. Today, the Albanese Government is investing a further $3.6 billion over the next two years to lock in this historic 15 per c...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 17 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government has delivered on its election commitment to open an additional 50 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics with the final clinic opening in Caloundra, Queensland today. Medicare Urgent Care Clinics are providing cost of living relief, helping families access healthcare without the cost, providing free Medicare-backed care close to home. The opening is a historic milestone meaning all 137 ...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 16 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: Today the Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Board held interest rates steady at 4.35percent. This is a welcome reprieve for many Australians with a mortgage. It's a reassuring result in the face of extreme volatility in the global economy. At a time when conflict in the Middle East is adding to inflation and interest rates are rising in parts of the world, this is an encouraging outcome. We know this won't m...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 16 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A West Australian man has been sentenced by the Bunbury Magistrates Court to a maximum of two years and six months' imprisonment for soliciting, transmitting and possessing child abuse material. The man, 23, was sentenced yesterday (15 June, 2026) and ordered to serve a minimum of 10 months in custody. He will then be eligible to be released on a recognisance order to be of good behaviour for 18 months. T...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 16 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: The AFP has charged a Noranda man, 34, after he allegedly exposed himself to a teenage girl at Perth Airport. It is alleged that about 12pm yesterday (15 June, 2026) the man was walking out of Terminal 4 and onto the forecourt when he lowered his tracksuit pants and exposed himself. Two teenage girls were walking past, and one reported the man looked directly at her while his trousers were lowered. The ma...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 16 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force Editor's note: images/footage of the operation areavailable via Hightail. Two Mexican nationals are expected to appear before the NSW Bail Division Court today (16 June, 2026) charged for their alleged roles in the importation of $185 million worth of methamphetamine into Sydney. An investigation began earlier this...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 16 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: LIBBY COKER MP, MEMBER FOR CORANGAMITE:So thank you very much for being with us today. It is a very exciting day. I am thrilled to have my boss and the Prime Minister of the country, Anthony Albanese, with us today. We also have Brooklyn and Lachie and Rosco, and we're here today because we want to actually celebrate and encourage people to take up 5% first home buyer deposit scheme. This has been an a...