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...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 17 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Vision available via Hightail. This is a joint media release between the AFP, Victoria Police and Australian Border Force. A Clyde North man has been charged over his alleged role in manufacturing firearms and drugs following a Victorian Joint Organised Crime Taskforce (JOCTF) investigation. The Victorian JOCTF, comprising the AFP, Victoria Police and Australian Border Force (ABF), execute...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 17 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: Artificial Intelligence strategy, budget, housing and migration Alan Kohler: The Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, was our first interview on That's Business 3months ago. Well, a lot has happened since then, including a lot on the subject of AI, including a big speech this week by the Prime Minister about how they're going to regulate AI. So I thought it would be a good time to get Jim Chalmers back o...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 16 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: TRIGGER WARNING: The following content contains images that may be distressing to some people. Editor's note:Images located during the ongoing investigation can be viewed and downloaded via Hightail. The AFP is today releasing seven images located during an ongoing child abuse investigation, seeking any information the community might have about them. The images were allegedly located on electronic device...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 16 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release by the Queensland Joint Organised Crime Taskforce (QJOCTF) agencies. Editor's note: Arrest vision available via Hightail. The AFP has charged a Sydney man with failing to provide police with passwords to his electronic devices as part of the ongoing investigation into Australia's largest cocaine seizure. The man, 29, was charged yesterday (15 July, 2026) after AFP and Queensl...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 16 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the AFP, Queensland Police Service, Victoria Police, Australian Border Force (ABF), Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) and the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC). Editor's note: Vision and images are available via hightail. Three members of a Melbourne-based criminal syndicate, with alleged links to Italian organised crime, were today (16 July,...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 16 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: Artificial Intelligence Strategy, PsiQuantum project, Parliamentary Budget Office report Steve Austin: Jim Chalmers is the federal Treasurer of Australia. Jim Chalmers, morning to you once again, Jim. Jim Chalmers: Good morning, Steve, how are you? Austin: I'm very well. How will AI make Australia more productive, now that you've announced the office attached to the Prime Minister's offic...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 16 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: HAMISH MACDONALD, HOST: The Prime Minister's here. Very good morning to you. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. Good to hear from Dave Faulkner. Not what I was expecting. MACDONALD: Well, he was pleased, but maybe you could explain for listeners how this will actually work because artists have said, you know, and said many times that they just don't stand a chance when it comes to negoti...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 16 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: New ASIC numbers out this week show more new companies were registered in June than in any other month since these records first began in 1999. 43,393 new businesses were registered in June and 385,716 in 2025-26, both new highs. This is the first time on record that more than 40,000 businesses were registered in a single month. More businesses were created in the month after the Budget than in any other...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 16 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government is today releasing new Statements of Expectations for the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). In both Statements there's now a bigger emphasis on promoting growth. This is all about enabling our financial regulators to unlock more productivity and more growth in our economy. These statements will ensure...