CANBERRA, ACT, June 18 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note:Arrest vision and images available via Hightail Three people in two Australian states have been charged by the AFP following a failed 320kg methamphetamine importation from West Africa. A UK woman is expected to appear before the Downing Centre Local Court today (18June,2026) for her alleged role in thefailedimport. The woman was refused bail by thecourt last month after being charged with at...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 18 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release bythe Queensland Joint Organised Crime Taskforce (QJOCTF) agencies Editor's Note: Vision of arrests and warrant activates is available on Hightail. Six people have been charged over their alleged roles in an organised crime plot to import and distribute cocaine and methamphetamine along Australia's east coast. The Queensland Joint Organised Crime Taskforce (QJOCTF) seized 178...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 18 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government is today announcing further implementation details for its tax reform package, following an intensive first round of post-Budget consultation. Our tax reforms are all about making it easier for Australians to buy their first home, cutting taxes for workers, and better aligning the tax treatment of labour and asset income, and this is reflected in the core legislation before the...
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...