CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 13 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Audio of AFP media conference available via Hightail. A Victorian man, 41, has been charged following an incident at Sydney Airport about 6am today (13 August, 2025). AFP officers responded to a request for assistance from an airline about a man allegedly acting suspiciously in the T2 domestic terminal. When officers tried to speak to the man, he allegedly became verbally and physically agg...
Belconnen, ACT, Aug. 13 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing has charged three teenagers after they allegedly drew Nazi symbols in a shopping centre bathroom. On the evening of Thursday 19 June (2025), police were called to a bathroom at the South.Point shopping centre after graffiti depicting prohibited Nazi symbols was discovered. Police located 18 Nazi Hakenkreuz symbols and three references to Adolf Hitler drawn on the walls of the bathroom. Following an inves...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 13 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: New data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that annual real wages have now grown for seven consecutive quarters under the Albanese Labor Government. We've recorded the strongest annual real wages growth in fiveyears and the longest run of real wages growth above 0.7percent in a decade, according to today's figures. Real wages were falling sharpy under the Liberals, but today's figures ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 13 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: interest rate cuts, productivity, Economic Reform Roundtable, Australia to recognise Palestinian state Peter Stefanovic: Treasurer, thanks for your time this morning. Looks like we're matching. Hey, how about that? So, good news for homeowners. Jim Chalmers: Not for the first time, Pete. Stefanovic: Exactly. Good news for homeowners yesterday, Treasurer. But it does mask deeper issues for...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 13 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: interest rate cut, productivity, Economic Reform Roundtable, EV road‑user charge, Snoop Dogg to perform at the AFL Grand Final Karl Stefanovic: Treasurer, do you- thanks for joining us by the way. Do you take any responsibility at all for the majority of Australians being poorer and having lower living standards now? Jim Chalmers: Well, a couple of things about that, Karl. I take resp...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 13 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force Editor's note: An image of the seizure available via Hightail. The AFP and Australian Border Force (ABF) are examining potential links between an 80kg cocaine shipment destined for Sydney and a 253kg seizure in Brisbane two months ago. Packages in the most recent detection in a container bound for Port Botany,...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 13 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: The Murray-Darling Basin attracts visitors from around the world. This tourism earns around $20 billion each year. The success of this tourism is thanks to the unique and diverse environments in the Basin. Many people visit the Basin to immerse themselves in its rich history, cultural heritage and natural beauty. Others visit for recreation, including bushwalking, camping, swimming, fishing and birdwatc...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 13 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: SABRA LANE, HOST: Good morning and welcome to AM. I'm Sabra Lane coming to you from Nipaluna, Hobart. The Economic Roundtable at Parliament House in Canberra next week has no shortage of ideas. Suggestions include a cut in the company tax rate, expanding the Goods and Services Tax, a new road user charge to include electric vehicles, and now a four day working week. The Reserve Bank has made sure boost...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 13 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: THERESE TOWNSEND, RESIDENT:Welcome to our home. Brian and I have raised our children here. We've lived here for 33 years in Mansfield, and we've recently installed a solar battery because it's going to save us money. And we were triggered to do it because of the Government rebate, which made it affordable and sensible for us. So I'll introduce Kara Cook. Thank you so much. KARA COOK, MEMBER FOR BONNER...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 13 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: STEVE AUSTIN, HOST: And look what came in with the cows. The Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Thank you very much. Great to be here, Steve, although I'm not sure about the introduction. STEVE AUSTIN: Have you been here before? PRIME MINISTER: I have been here before. I've been here a few times now and I intend to come every year. It's such a good feel....