SYDNEY, April 2 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) have published a joint statement on the use of the RBA's overnight standing facility. The RBA has recently announced some important updates to its new approach to monetary policy implementation - the 'ample reserves with full allotment' system - including the configuration of its open market operations an...
BRISBANE, Queensland, April 2 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: JOINT STATEMENT Premier and Minister for Veterans The Honourable David Crisafulli Minister for Police and Emergency Services The Honourable Dan Purdie Jack's Law to be made permanent * Crisafulli Government has delivered on its commitment to make Jack's Law permanent with new laws introduced to Parliament today. * Changes will also allow police to use hand-held scanners to detect deadly weapon...
BRISBANE, Queensland, April 2 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Regional and Rural Development The Honourable Dale Last Resources Safety and Health Queensland review to restore confidence on worker safety * Crisafulli Government launches comprehensive review into Resources Safety and Health Queensland (RSHQ). * Review to consider thestructure and function of RSHQ to deliver ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, April 2 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Integrity The Honourable Deb Frecklington Statement from the Attorney-General I have today instructed the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to lodge an appeal against a sentence handed down in the Childrens Court of Queensland on 13 March 2025. The sentence was in relation to an attack on a man at Alexandra Hills in December 2...
BRISBANE, Queensland, April 2 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Tim Nicholls New specialist care unit opened at Longreach Hospital * The Crisafulli Government delivers a new Central West Renal Unit at Longreach Hospital. * The unit delivers on the Crisafulli Government's promise for world-class healthcare for all Queenslanders. * The unit allows clinically suitable locals to receive care close to home. ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, April 2 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: JOINT STATEMENT Minister for Women and Women's Economic Security, Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Minister for Multiculturalism The Honourable Fiona Simpson Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation The Honourable Andrew Powell Accelerating trailblazing women-led startups * Ten innovative women-led startups will be given...
BRISBANE, Queensland, April 2 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: JOINT STATEMENT Minister for Police and Emergency Services The Honourable Dan Purdie Minister for Youth Justice and Victim Support and Minister for Corrective Services The Honourable Laura Gerber YOUTH CRIME BOMBSHELL: Decade of Youth Crime Crisis laid bare * Crime Report Queensland 2023-24 exposes shocking trajectory of the Queensland Youth Crime Crisis under a decade of Labor Government. * ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, April 2 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Sport and Racing and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games The Honourable Tim Mander Immediate assistance for impacted western Queensland sporting clubs * Disaster funding assistance available for eligible sport and recreation organisations impacted by flooding in western Queensland. * Grants of up to $5,000 are available through the Queensland Government's Disaster Recovery ...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 2 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: The AFP has charged a New Zealand national for allegedly assaulting three people at Sydney Airport. The AFP responded to a report of an assault in the international departures terminal about 4.15pm yesterday (1 April, 2025). The New Zealand man, 37, allegedly assaulted an airline employee, before assaulting two more people. A crowd of people in the terminal then stepped in to restrain the man until the AFP...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 2 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Video grabs from AFP Sydney Airport Police Commander Davina Copelin available via Hightail A former baggage handler faced Downing Centre Local Court today (2 April, 2025) after he filmed himself inside a plane turbine at Sydney Airport before posting the footage to social media. The man pled guilty to two offences and was fined a total of $2,400 with a conviction recorded for both offences...