Belconnen, ACT, June 4 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 36-year-old Chapman man has been charged after a firearm and knife were located in his possession while being treated for minor injuries in a Canberra hospital yesterday. Around 10.50am yesterday, (Tuesday, 3 June 2025) police attended The Canberra Hospital and located and seized a black pistol and a knife. Police also allege they located four combination lock boxes, digital scales and a number of small plastic ziploc...
Belconnen, ACT, June 4 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to a three-vehicle collision in Holder on Sunday afternoon. About 1:30pm Sunday, 1 June 2025, a black Toyota Hiluxcollided with a Kia Carnival and Toyota Corolla on Hyndes Crescent before coming to a stop in a nearby garden. Police and emergency services attended the scene, and one man was transported to hospital for further assessment. ACT Policing's Major Collision Investigation Tea...
Belconnen, ACT, June 4 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is urging the community to hand in illegal firearmsafter thousands of firearms and firearm parts have been seized by police. So far this year police have seized more than 2,500 firearms and firearm-related parts, including homemade firearms, 3D printed weapons and gel blasters. Seized weapons include a homemade firearm that was located at a Lyneham property in March 2025. Police would like to remind the c...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 4 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: National Accounts, productivity, investment, better targeted superannuation concessions SarahFerguson: The Australian economy barely grew in the first 3months of this year. That's according to new data out today from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australia's sluggish growth presents a challenge to Treasurer JimChalmers. European‑based Organisation for Economic Co‑operation a...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 4 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: Today's National Accounts show that our economy continues to grow in the face of substantial economic headwinds at home and abroad. While overall growth in the Australian economy remains subdued, the private sector recovery we have planned and prepared for is gradually taking hold. With all the uncertainty in the world, any growth is a decent outcome. Lower public demand, combined with global economic unc...
BRISBANE, Queensland, June 4 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation The Honourable Andrew Powell DESTINATION 2045 North Queensland ecotourism gem for Destination 2045 * North Queensland to benefit from 20-year tourism plan Destination 2045. * Ecotourism projects to come under exciting new 45X45 initiative, from Palm Island toThorsborne Trail. * Destination 2045 sets the stage for Qu...
BRISBANE, Queensland, June 4 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Tim Nicholls Queenslanders urged to roll up their sleeves in support of lifesaving blood drive * The annual Australian Red Cross Lifeblood Emergency Services Blood Drive has kicked off for 2025. * TheCrisafulli Government is encouraging as many Queenslanders as possible to donate blood and plasma between now and August 31. * Fire, Ambulanc...
BRISBANE, Queensland, June 4 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning and Minister for Industrial Relations The Honourable Jarrod Bleijie Bribie Island Breakthrough review zeroes in on urgent action * The Crisafulli Government has released the first stage of the independent review, providing historic insights into erosion on Bribie Island and Pumicestone Passage. * The release of the desktop...
BRISBANE, Queensland, June 4 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation The Honourable Andrew Powell DESTINATION 2045 Far North Queensland's tourism industry set for growth * Far North Queensland shines in bold 20-year tourism plan, Destination 2045. * From the Reef to therainforest, Far North Queensland is a world-class tourism destination, home to ecotourism gems and poised for growth. ...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 4 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: National Accounts March quarter, better targeted superannuation concessions, tobacco excise, tax reform, defence spending, aged care reforms, Australia-US relationship, investment, productivity, Glyn Davis, budget management, tariffs and trade Jim Chalmers: Our economy grew in the March quarter, but slowly. Just 0.2percent in the March quarter, and 1.3percent through the year. Our economy cont...