BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 20 -- 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 Government is putting Queensland's events calendar in the spotlight, with tickets now on sale for the Australian-exclusive T20 Gold Clash in Cairns. * The Gold Clash is the latest major addition to Queensland's events calendar, helping cement t...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 20 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Police and Emergency Services The Honourable Dan Purdie * Police have charged 281 people in the Wide Bay Burnett district in less than six months of Operation Forge as the Crisafulli Government continues to turn the tide on Labor's Youth Crime Crisis. * Operation Forge is a statewide, high-visibility operation targeting high harm offences that exploded und...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 20 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Families, Seniors and Disability Services and Minister for Child Safety and the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence The Honourable Amanda Camm * The Crisafulli Government is reforming foster care, to deliver on key recommendations from the Child Safety Commission of Inquiry. * A new Foster Care Advisory Group will be delivered to ensure carers are g...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 20 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and 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 The State of Queensland, Minister for Economic Development Queensland and Fortescue have reached a confidential settlement to resolve their dispute over the former State Government's public funding contributions to Fortescue's ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 20 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Parliament has today passed legislation to help secure the sustainable distribution of cash in Australia. The Albanese Government is delivering a stronger cash distribution system, which is essential for the many Australians and businesses that rely on cash. This legislation complements our reforms that made it mandatory for supermarkets and servos to accept cash for essential items so Australians can...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 20 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Labor Government's legislation to strengthen the tax system has passed the House of Representatives with amendments to extend further transitional support for renewable infrastructure. This is all about protecting taxpayers from misconduct, ensuring foreign residents pay a fair share of tax and facilitating the transition to cheaper, cleaner, more reliable energy. The Treasury Laws Amendment ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 20 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Central Coast man, 63, is scheduled to appear before Wyong Local Court on 7 October, 2026, charged with allegedly threatening a government advisor on social media. An investigation began after an online user allegedly made a threat about the advisor on a social media post. National Security Investigations (NSI) executed a search warrant at a home in Buff Point, NSW, on 20 August, 2026, and seized a mobi...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 20 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: SARAH FERGUSON, HOST:Prime Minister, welcome back. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good evening, Sarah. FERGUSON:Today, you called the decision by the Israeli Defence Force not to conduct a criminalinvestigation into the killing of Zomi Frankcom outrageous. Is it a coverup? PRIME MINISTER:It clearly is an outrage, and there's a need for a far more transparent and clear explanation from the Israeli ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 19 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Amanda Rishworth: Our government has been firmly focused on getting wages moving. And the new data released by the ABS today shows that real wages did grow in the June quarter, and annual nominal wages have now grown above 3percent for 4years under this Labor government. Now, while real wages did grow in the June quarter, they did decrease over the year to the June quarter. And this is not because wages have...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 19 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: Today marks oneyear since the Economic Reform Roundtable brought together leaders from across the country to shape the long‑term economic future of Australia. We have delivered more economic reform in the year since the Roundtable than in the quarter of a century which proceeded it. The Roundtable helped shape a Budget with the most ambitious tax reform, the broadest productivity agenda, and the mos...