Belconnen, ACT, May 15 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Police have caught 113 impaired drivers following a month of action targeting drink and drug driving in the ACT. In April, ACT Policing conducted more than 20,500 random breath tests and roadside drug tests. Impaired driving is one of the fatal five driving behaviours - the major causes of injury and death on our roads. Among the people caught was a 33-year-old man who was observed running a red light shortly before m...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 15 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Labor Government continues to deliver more jobs, with ABS Labour Force data today showing a record number of Australians in paid work and unemployment remaining low. It is the only time since records began that the unemployment rate has been in the low 4s concurrently with headline and underlying inflation in the RBA's target band. The number of employed people in Australia has reached 14,642,...
BRISBANE, Queensland, May 15 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Treasurer, Minister for Energy and Minister for Home Ownership The Honourable David Janetzki Social impact ideas sought to deliver purpose beyond profit * Engagement open to strengthen Queensland's social impact sector. * Issues paper now out for feedback to develop a Roadmap for Social Enterprise and Impact Investment. * Sector supported by the $80 million Social Entrepreneurs Fund. The Crisafu...
BRISBANE, Queensland, May 14 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Transport and Main Roads The Honourable Brent Mickelberg More public transport services for Toowoomba * The Crisafulli Government and Toowoomba Regional Council are working together to deliver public transport improvements in the region. * Deliveringpublic transport for the needs of a growing region. * Planning to increase public transport options soToowoomba can benefit more from co...
BRISBANE, Queensland, May 14 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Police and Emergency Services The Honourable Dan Purdie Delivering for our frontline: New $9.1 million SES depot for Deception Bay * The Crisafulli Government is delivering on its $3.75 million election commitment towards a new $9.1 million SES depot in Deception Bay. * The new facility will providestate-of-the-art operational, training, and storage spaces, boosting the SES's capacity...
BRISBANE, Queensland, May 14 -- 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 Queensland's best tourism experiences crowned * More than 2,300 Queensland tourism products named Best of Queensland Experiences (BOQE). * 534 operators received perfect scores highlighting exceptional Queensland tourism businesses totravellers. * Growth in online tourism booking platfor...
BRISBANE, Queensland, May 14 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Police and Emergency Services The Honourable Dan Purdie An officer per day added to frontline in Crisafulli Government's first 200 days * Queensland Police Service frontline increased by 240 in just 200 days under the Crisafulli Government. * Unplanned attrition rates drop to lowest figures in two and half years. * Under Labor, thefrontline only increased by 174 officers across four ...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 14 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Joint press conference with Rowan Holzberger Member for Forde Subjects: wages growth, super changes, ASIC Macquarie securities action RowanHolzberger: Thanks for coming. My name's RowanHolzberger, I've just been elected as the Member for Forde, where we are today, and Jim, thank you very much for asking me to come along with you today and holding this press conference in Forde. I think that the elec...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 14 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A catering employee who used her airport security identification card (ASIC) to breach an airside security zone at Perth Airport and help her family onto a Singapore-bound flight has been fined $1000. The woman, 39, was sentenced in Perth Magistrates Court yesterday (13 May, 2025). An AFP investigation began on 18 February, 2025, when the Alexander Heights woman - who was not rostered to work - dropped fam...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 14 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Vision, images and audio grabs available via Hightail The AFP is inviting people to get quizzical about what a job in law enforcement could look like through a new online Career Finder that aims to turn clicks into careers. Designed to match people with their ideal AFP role, the quiz poses 10 questions across preferences such as problem-solving, motivation and teamwork. These help to produce...