BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 24 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: National Police Remembrance Day (NPRD), held annually at the end of September, is an important time to pause, reflect and honour the officers who have fallen in the line of duty. This year, we remember Constable Albert George Price who, at just 29 years of age, was tragically murdered by an offender whom he was attempting to arrest in 1905. Though more than a century has passed since his tragic and...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 24 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: Today we've released the terms of reference for the Productivity Commission Inquiry into the 2018 changes to the Goods and Services Tax distribution required under legislation. This work will ensure we have the best possible system to pay for the schools, hospitals and essential services Australians need and deserve. It's about making sure these arrangements are delivering the best value for states and t...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 24 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Government is looking at new ways to cut red tape in the tax system to ease the compliance burden on businesses and make our economy more productive. Today, we've tasked the Board of Taxation (the Board) to identify ways to responsibly reduce unnecessary compliance burdens and red tape in the tax system. This is all about reducing the regulatory and compliance burden across the economy to support pro...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 24 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Secretary-General Colleagues This is the decisive decade for acting on the environmental challenge of climate change - and seizing the economic opportunities of clean energy. We all grasp the scale and the urgency of our task. We all understand the consequences of inaction: for our environment, for our economies, for our people's way of life and for our children's future. Australians know the tol...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 24 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: ANIKA WELLS, MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS: From a grassroots campaign of 127,000 parents whose fervent wish was that somebody would do something, we are now at the UN showing our world leading laws and helping other countries who have great interest in taking up this same mission. We are so grateful to parents like Emma Mason and Let Them Be Kids and the 36 Months campaign who brought those 127,000 par...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 24 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: It is good to be here with you today to talk about this serious subject. All of us appreciate the benefits the internet has brought us. Yet we are also aware that, within its transformative gift of connectivity, there are risks to our children. The challenge we face is constantly evolving, and different countries are tackling it in different ways. I want to talk about our way - and listen to the ap...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 23 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Thank you all for being here this afternoon. I thank our hosts Macquarie, a great Australian success story. Among many distinguished guests, I acknowledge our Ambassador, Kevin Rudd and Australia's Consul-General to New York, Heather Ridout. When I had the privilege of serving in Kevin's Cabinet as Minister for Infrastructure, we asked Heather to join the board of a new body we were establishing: I...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 23 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: In September, over 500 regional primary school students attended the Sunray Warriors event in Mildura. Students participated in activities about flora, fauna, the environment, First Nations communities, agriculture, industry and local government services. During their time with us, students learnt about the limited amount of usable water available in the world and the Murray-Darling Basin. Most studen...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 23 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: Landholders and river users, including pumpers, on the Mitta Mitta River are advised to take into account the forecast releases of water from Dartmouth Dam and make any necessary adjustment to their river activities. A small pulse is planned for the Mitta Mitta River below Dartmouth Dam. Releases from Dartmouth (measured at Coleman's gauge) are expected to increase starting Thursday 25 September, from...
Belconnen, ACT, Sept. 23 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to three incidents including two ram-raids overnight. About 3.40am this morning (Tuesday, 23 September 2025), a vehicle was used to smash through the front doors of the Ainslie Football Club. CCTV showed two people entering the club and attempting to access ATMs and other equipment. In a second incident at about 4am today, the same vehicle was used to smash glass doors at the Myer de...