BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 23 -- 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 Goverment has locked in support for CMC Rocks QLD for two more years as part of its plan to cement Queensland as the events capital of Australia. * CMC Rocks QLD is the biggest country and roots music festival in the southern hemisphere and wi...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 23 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government is nominating MsGina Cass‑Gottlieb for reappointment as Chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for a fiveyear period from 20March 2027. The Government is seeking state and territory agreement to recommend to the Governor‑General that MsCass‑Gottlieb be reappointed. MsCass‑Gottlieb is an outstanding leader of our competition and c...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 23 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the AFP, Victoria Police and ASIO. Editor's note: Arrest vision available via Hightail. Use download file option after refreshing browser. A Carlton man has been charged by the Victoria Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) with being a member of a terrorist organisation and accused of sharing thousands of extremist media files and ISIS propaganda. The Victoria JCTT, c...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 23 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Alan Kohler: Jim, thanks for joining us this morning. Where are you? You're in a cafe in Logan, I think. Jim Chalmers: I am, Alan. Thanks for the chance to come back on the Money Cafe. I'm taking the theme very seriously. This is St Coco's cafe in a beautiful part of my local electorate called Daisy Hill in between Brisbane and the Gold Coast. So, a nice cup of coffee early on Wednesday morning in Logan Ci...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 23 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Thanks, Shemara, for the introduction. And thanks to Macquarie Group for the invitation to say a few words today. - It's been a great week of recognition for Australia here at the UN. On Monday I was invited to open Climate Group's Climate Week NYC 2026 program - in acknowledgement of Australia's leadership in renewable energy and our work with our Pacific partners, drawing attention to their vulne...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 23 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Arrest vision available via Hightail A West Australian man who attacked his brother with a bladed weapon following an argument in Thailand in 2019 is the first person in the country to be convicted of causing harm to an Australian citizen overseas. He was sentenced in the Perth District Court today (23 September, 2026) to a maximum of seven years' imprisonment, with a non-parole period of f...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 22 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Mark Kenny: In the spirit of ANU's motto, first to know the nature of things, we acknowledge the traditional custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and waterways which were never ceded. We pay our respects to their elders, past and present, and extend our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples listening today. [Podcast introduction] Kenny: G'day the...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 22 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Tom McIlroy: I'm Tom McIlroy, Political Editor at Guardian Australia, recording on the lands of the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people in Canberra. We're coming to you earlier in the week because Guardian Australia's economics editor, Patrick Commins and I, have been speaking with Jim Chalmers, the federal Treasurer, on the latest Intergenerational Report which he launched here in Canberra on Monday. The IGR is T...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 22 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers, the Intergenerational Report points to a reform agenda to lift living standards, but the measures are pretty broad. What are you particularly concerned about at the moment in trying to boost living standards? Jim Chalmers: Well, the productivity package in the budget is key. The biggest, broadest productivity package in some decades in the May Budget and that's about recogni...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 22 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Coalition for Children's rights and protections in the age of AI United Nations New York Colleagues, Australia is an acknowledged first mover and world leader in digital safety. Our journey to creating a safer digital world started in 2024 with the world's first social media ban for children - now adopted by some 20 countries. The driving force behind this reform were parents who channelled thei...