CANBERRA, ACT, July 4 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will welcome the Prime Minister of the Republic of India, His Excellency Shri Narendra Modi, to Australia from 8 to 10 July 2026. The leaders will meet in Melbourne for the Australia-India Annual Leaders' Summit. As the world's fourth largest and fastest growing economy, India is a critical economic partner for Australia. Our relationship is underpinned by our Comprehe...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 3 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and I pay my respects to their elders past, present and emerging. I acknowledge the Premier of New South Wales, Chris Minns and state parliamentary colleagues. Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen. His Excellency Mirna Khawly, Ambassador of Lebanon. And I thank Vitex Executive Chairman Dr Elie Chami and his s...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 3 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to Suva, Fiji and Honiara, Solomon Islands from 5 to 7 July 2026 to reaffirm Australia's enduring commitment to the Pacific and regional security. The Prime Minister will be joined on the visit to Fiji and Solomon Islands by Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong. In Suva, Prime Minister Albanese will meet Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka of Fiji...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 3 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government will recommend to the Governor‑General that Therese McCarthy Hockey and the Hon David Bradbury be appointed as Deputy Chairs of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) for five‑year terms. These appointments bring the best available mix of strong leadership, experience and fresh thinking to the regulator. The appointment of two Deputy Chairs will enhance AP...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 3 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police, Victoria Police and Australian Border Force. Editor's note: Vision available via Hightail. A Werribee man, 27, was sentenced by the Melbourne County Court today (3 July, 2026) to 17 years' imprisonment for the attempted importation of 63kg of methamphetamine, money laundering and drug trafficking offences. He will be eligible for parole after s...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 3 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: CHRISTOPHER BROWN, CHAIR OF WESTERN SYDNEY LEADERSHIP DIALOGUE: Hey, boss. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good to be here. BROWN:Welcome back. As I said, you were on this stage twelve months ago, and you promised the people of Macarthur you're not going to forget them. Your and my heroes, Gough Whitlam and Tom Uren, 50 something years ago, said Macarthur was the future of Australia, and put in a gov...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 3 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: CRAIG REUCASSEL, HOST:The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is about to be in Western Sydney today speaking at the Airport City Summit. He joins us this morning. Morning, Prime Minister. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. Good to be with you. CRAIG REUCASSEL:You've been pushing for a second airport in Sydney for about a quarter of a century. PRIME MINISTER: A bit longer actually, it was in...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 2 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the NSW Police Force (NSWPF) Editor's note: Vision is available via Hightail Three people have been charged after 10kg cocaine was seized as part of a joint investigation in Sydney's south-west. In June 2026, officers attached to NSW Police Force Bankstown Region Enforcement Squad (RES), with assistance from AFP officers, establi...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 2 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Vision available via Hightail. A Sunshine Coast man is expected to face Caloundra Magistrates Court today (2 July, 2026) charged with online child abuse offences including allegedly being involved in the live online abuse of children overseas. The AFP will allege the man, 40, paid for and took part in live online sexual abuse of a child overseas and provided abuse instruction to an adult faci...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 2 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A man has been jailed for 12 years for multiple child sex offences committed across a three-year period while employed in out-of-school-hours (OOSH) care services across Sydney. The Artarmon man, 27, was sentenced by the Downing Centre District Court today (2 July, 2026) to a non-parole period of seven years. An AFP investigation identified the man used his employment at six OOSH services to commit sexual o...