BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 22 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: JOINT STATEMENT Minister for Local Government and Water and Minister for Fire, Disaster Recovery and Volunteers The Honourable Ann Leahy Minister for Primary Industries The Honourable Tony Perrett * Reduction of red tape for dams, weirs, bridges and culvert projects is allowing projects to be streamlined and delivered for Queenslanders earlier. * Under the reforms ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 22 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: HAMISH MACDONALD, HOST: The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, is here to talk to you this morning. Good morning, PM. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning, Hamish. Good to be with you. MACDONALD: Obviously, we've had that update from Phil Haines. Do you have anything additional you can let us know about with regards to Helen's condition this morning? PRIME MINISTER: She remains in a critica...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 22 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: NAT LOCKE, HOST: Prime Minister, good morning. SHAUN MCMANUS, HOST: Good morning, Albo. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. Good to be with you. LOCKE: You too. I saw that you were in Perth over the weekend for Telethon. PRIME MINISTER: I was, and it was incredibly successful. More than $100 million raised to help sick kids and their families. And it is a great thing that Perth does. Th...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 22 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: MARK GIBSON, HOST: You never quite know who's going to phone into the breakfast show. Line two, the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese. Good morning. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning, Mark. 2008, it doesn't seem like that long ago. GIBSON: It doesn't, does it? 16 years ago. PRIME MINISTER:Yeah. GIBSON:Prime Minister, you've called into the program. I think you wanted to comment, didn't ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 22 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: CHRIS SMITH, HOST:On the line right now I've got the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese. PM, welcome to the show. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good morning, Chris. Good to be with you. SMITH:You would have been listening at least to some of that press conference yesterday. Heartbreaking to hear that she had lost her second leg as well. And she really is in for the fight of her life from here, isn't...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 22 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: In too many ways, the world is a more dangerous and divided place than it was a generation ago. And often as Australians when we see political violence elsewhere we take pride and comfort in the idea that our democracy is different More peaceful, more stable, more respectful. This is why the horrific attack on Helen Haines has so shocked our nation. This was an attack on a hardworking, intelligent ...
SYDNEY, Oct. 22 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has published a speech delivered this afternoon by Deputy Chair David Bradbury to the 2026 FSC Retirement Summit in Sydney. In "Building trust and confidence to deliver on the promise of super", Mr Bradbury shared some of his initial observations and insights about the industry and APRA's approach to supervising it since joining APRA in Septemb...
SYDNEY, Oct. 22 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: Good afternoon and thank you for inviting me to speak at my first FSC Retirement Summit. It's been just over six weeks since I started at APRA as the new Deputy Chair with responsibility for superannuation. Since then, I've met a range of stakeholders, including many leaders of the superannuation industry. Today, I would like to share with you some initial observations and insights to signal APRA...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 22 -- Australian Border Force issued the following news release: ​ A coordinated operation involving Commonwealth and state regulators has inspected horticulture farms and labour hire businesses in the Nambucca Valley and Coffs Harbour regions of NSW to check compliance with workplace, tax, migration and safety laws and detect any phoenixing. The joint activity, known as Operation Brambles, involved the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO), Australian Taxation Office (ATO), Dep...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 22 -- 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's Science and Innovation Connector Service has supported more than 100 Queenslanders since launching in August. * The service is connecting researchers, startups and businesses with the expertise, networks and support needed to turn ...