CANBERRA, ACT, March 29 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Shlama lokon. I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, and I pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging. And today we celebrate the indigenous people of Iraq - the Assyrian people. I'd also like to acknowledge Hermiz Shahen, President of the Assyrian National Council, representatives of the Assyrian Church of the East, and my colleagues from across Par...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 29 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: I want to acknowledge my dear friend, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios, for his leadership of this community and for his ongoing contribution to our nation. I want to acknowledge as well all the other members of the clergy who are with us today; my ministerial colleague, the Leader of the Government in the House of Representatives and the proud Member for Watson, Tony Burke; my friend Sophie Cotsis, ...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 28 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good morning. Firstly, if I can make some comments about Tropical Cyclone Narelle, because it's been a really tough night for so many people in Western Australia. Please continue to look after each other. The system's been downgraded, but it is still dangerous and the aftermath of heavy winds and rainfall is continuing. We're in touch regularly with the WA Government a...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 28 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government is acting to shield Australia against any future fuel supply chain disruptions, by establishing new fuel security powers, enabling government to work with fuel suppliers to keep fuel flowing to Australia. Next week the Government will introduce amendments to the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Act, formalising the Commonwealth's ability to underwrite additional cargoe...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 27 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government has appointed the Hon David Bradbury as the part‑time Chair and member of the Board of Taxation, and reappointed MrPeter de Cure AM as the part‑time Chair and member of the Tax Practitioners Board. These appointments ensure key parts of Australia's tax policy and regulatory system continue to be supported by strong leadership. MrBradbury has an extensive background in ...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 27 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Two Sydney men are scheduled to appear before Parramatta District Court today (27 March, 2026) to faceone charge each of allegedly performing a Nazi salute. The AFP National Security Investigations (NSI) team issued the Castle Hill men with a Court Attendance Notice in December, 2025, after they each allegedly performed a Nazi salute during a rally at Archibald Fountain in Hyde Park, Sydney, on 19 October,...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 27 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Editor's note:Vision of the arrest and images of the items seized are available via Hightail Two men from Sydney and Melbourne have been charged in relation to a failed importation of 115kg of methamphetamine into Melbourne, with the illicit drugs concealed inside jars of pickles. Another man has als...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 27 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force A West Australian man is scheduled to appear in Perth Magistrates Court today (27 March, 2026) charged with trying to procure children in the Philippines for sexual activity. Australian Border Force (ABF) officers selected the man, 53, for a baggage examination following his arrival into Perth on an international flight ...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 27 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Sydney man has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment for possessing and accessing child abuse material. The man, 30, pleaded guilty to four child abuse offences and was sentenced on 20 March, 2026, in Downing Centre Local Court to three years' imprisonment, with a non-parole period of 18 months. The investigation started after the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) received a ...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 27 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: energy transition and fuel supply, May Budget, inflation and economic growth, productivity reform, Hawke and Keating governments, budget deficit, AI, capital gains tax discount Alan Kohler: G'day Treasurer, and welcome to our first That's Business podcast. Jim Chalmers: I'm really looking forward to it Alan, thanks for the invitation. Kohler: Well Treasurer, we've had a bit of a wake up ...